Article 8. Term of Powers of Bodies of State Power and Local Self-Government 1. The terms for which federal bodies of state power, bodies of state power of subjects of the Russian Federation, bodies of local self-government, and their respective deputies are elected, and the terms of powers of such bodies and deputies shall be established, respectively, by the Constitution of the Russian Federation, federal laws, constitutions (charters), laws of subjects of the Russian Federation, charters of municipalities. Such established term shall not exceed five years. 2. Any change (prolongation or reduction) of the term of powers of operating elective bodies or deputies referred to in Clause 1 of this article shall be prohibited. A regulation that changes (prolongs or reduces) the term for which bodies of state power, bodies of local self-government, deputies are elected, and/or the term of powers of a body of state power, a body of local self-government, or a deputy as established by a federal law, the constitution (charter), a law of a subject of the Russian Federation, the charter of a municipality may be appliedshall apply only to the bodies or deputies that are elected at elections called after the official publication of such regulation. 3. In the event the term of powers of operating bodies or deputies referred to in Clause 1 of this article expires within a period during which a state of emergency or martial law is in effect, such bodies or deputies shall exercise their powers until such state of emergency or martial law ceases to be effective and new bodies or deputies are elected.