The President of the Republic shall call by-elections not more than fifteen days after the National Assembly has established the termination of a deputy’s term of office.

By-elections shall be held in the constituency in which the deputy whose term of office has expired was elected.

In by-elections, the candidate with a majority of votes shall be elected.

If two or more deputies are being elected in a constituency in a by-election, all candidates on the lists of candidates in all electoral districts shall stand for election.Voters may only vote for as many candidates as there are deputies to be elected in the by-election in the constituency.The candidates with a majority of votes shall be elected.

By-elections shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of this Act that regulate general elections, unless otherwise provided by this Article.