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Article 70
 

A political party or labour collective that nominated a candidate for deputy have the right to cancel its decision on nomination of the candidate for deputy not later than five days prior to the elections.The candidate for deputy is informed about the time of the sitting of the supreme governing body of the political party, governing body of the organizational structure of the political party, the meeting of the primary organization of the political party or the meeting (conference) of the labour collective on cancellation of the decision on nomination of the candidate for deputy.Decision on that issue is taken according to the order provided for the nomination of candidates for deputy and is submitted immediately to the respective circuit or territorial electoral commission.


In the event of cancellation of the decision on nomination of a candidate for deputy without valid causes the political party or the organizational structure of the political party, the labour collective, that nominated the candidate for deputy compensate to the circuit or territorial electoral commission its expenses incurred for the candidate for deputy.In case of refusal to voluntarily compensate the expenses determined by the circuit or the territorial electoral commission, it is collected in court.