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Article 56
 

Repeat voting


1. If more than two candidates for presidency were included into a ballot and none of them was elected, the CEC shall call a repeat voting for the two candidates who obtained the biggest number of votes.
2. Repeat voting shall be conducted not earlier than within two weeks after the day of determination of the elections results in line with the requirements of this Constitutional Law. Information about repeat voting shall be published by the CEC in mass media no later than three calendar days from the day of determination of elections results.
3. If one of the candidates for presidency has quit prior to repeat vote, a candidate, who received the biggest number of votes at the general elections after the candidates for whom the repeat voting was initially called, shall become the second candidate by decision of the CEC. If no other candidates remain, elections shall be conducted for one candidate.
4. In the repeat voting, a candidate shall be considered elected, if he/she has obtained the largest number of votes of the participating voters.