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Article 101
 

The term of a councillor or MP shall terminate before the expiry of the period to which they were elected in cases of:


1)resignation;


2)if sentenced by a final court decision to an unconditional prison sentence of at least six months or sentenced to a prison sentence for a criminal offence making him unworthy for performing this office;


3) if deprived of legal capacity by a final court decision;


4)if one of the cases of incompatibility of councillor or MP office with another office happens, as laid down by the Constitution and law;


5)termination of Montenegrin nationality;


6)in the case of death;


7)(repealed);


8)if the work of the political party from whose candidate list he was elected gets prohibited.


The terms of councillors and MPs shall terminate on the date on which the case referred to in para.1 of this Article occurs.


Termination of a term shall be stated by the competent assembly at the first following session after the receipt of notification of the reasons for termination of councillor or MP term.


Councillors and MPs whose terms were terminated on the basis of para. 1 item 4 of this Article shall remain on the candidate list and they may gain the councillor or MP seat again, in accordance with this Law.