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Article 3
 
Electoral period, beginning of electoral period and completing of elections

(1) Presidential elections are undertaken once in five years. One person may be elected as President twice.   


(2) Presidential elections are completed sixty days prior to end of mission of previous president or in case of discharging of office, in sixty days following the discharge of duty. Presidential elections period starts on the sixtieth day prior to the end of mission of the previous president, or in case of discharging of office, the day following the day of discharge.