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Article 51
 

State language proficiency of a candidate for presidency


1. The CEC shall determine the level of state language proficiency of a candidate running for President based on a conclusion to be made by the Language Commission. 20 calendar days at the latest from the day of official publication of calling of the elections an authorized state body for the state language shall offer a composition of the Language Commission consisting of 12 persons, which shall be approved by the resolution of the CEC within ten days.
2. The level of the state language proficiency of a candidate running for President shall be determined from the day of expiration of the nomination period for candidates till the day of candidates’ registration completion.
3. The level of the state language proficiency of a candidate shall be determined based on his/her ability to read, write and express his/her thoughts in the state language.
In order to check the level of the state language proficiency of a candidate running for presidency, the candidate shall have to:


а) present his/her election program in written form in the volume not more than three pages;
b) make an oral presentation within not more than 15 minutes, presenting the main
provisions of his/her election program;
c) read a printed text in the volume of not more than three pages.


4. Each member of the Language Commission shall make an out loud conclusion on the candidate’s state language proficiency in each item, using the following scale:


-knows;
- does not know.


5. Decisions of the Language Commission shall be taken by a majority vote of the attending Commission members. No one of those present at the meeting of the Language Commission members may retain from voting. If, when taking a decision by the Language Commission there is an equal number of votes “for” and “against”, the vote of the Commission chairperson shall be decisive.


6. The grounds for considering a candidate not adequately knowing the state language may only include:


- non-participation of the candidate in checking his/her level of the state language
proficiency;
- inability to read, write and express thoughts in the state language.


7. Checking level of the state language proficiency of a candidate running for a position of the President shall be conducted upon observance of equal conditions for all candidates. The state television must broadcast in live the procedure of determining candidates’ level of the state language proficiency.