How deputy members of parliament obtain their seats

Deputy members of parliament obtain their seats, pursuant to the rules of Articles 109 and 110, when the members of parliament of the list from which they were elected resign or are absent, without respect to who the list's member of parliament is. If a deputy member of parliament becomes absent due to illness or for other reasons, resigns, loses his or her eligibility or dies, the next in order (who was not earlier a deputy) will assume the seat of the deputy.

If a member of parliament dies, resigns from parliament, or loses eligibility, the deputy assumes his seat as the principal member of parliament for the election term.