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Article 92
 

(1) If an MP’s mandate terminates before the end of the term to which he/she has been elected pursuant to Article 88, paragraph 1 of this Law, the mandate shall be assigned to a new MP, in the manner laid down by this Article.


(2) When an MP’s mandate terminates before the end of the term to which he has been elected, the mandate shall be assigned to the first following candidate on the same electoral list to whom the mandate of an MP has not been assigned.


(3) When the mandate of an MP elected from the coalition electoral list terminates before the end of the term to which he/she has been elected, the mandate shall be assigned to the first following candidate on the electoral list to whom the mandate has not been assigned – member of the same political party.


(4) A candidate who has been assigned the mandate of an MP and whose mandate terminated due to the assumed function of the Government member, the mandate shall be reassigned to him/her during this legislature of the National Assembly under the following conditions:


- the candidates’ function as the Government member has ceased,


- there is a vacant MP seat pertaining to the same political party, and


- that the candidate has submitted a request to the Republic Electoral Commission to be granted an MP mandate.


(5) When an MP’s mandate terminates before the end of the term to which he/she has been elected in the cases referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, and there is no candidate on the electoral list for whom the submitter of the electoral list has not been given the mandate, the mandate shall belong to the submitter of the electoral list having the next largest quotient and who has not been assigned the mandate therefore.


(6) The mandate of the new MP shall run until the expiration of the term of office of the MP whose mandate has ceased.


(7) In the cases referred to in paragraphs 2, 3 and 5 of this Article, a written consent shall be obtained from the candidate to his/her acceptance of the mandate.