- (1) The candidates entered on the lists, who have not been elected, shall remain on the respective lists in the order of entry.

(2) In the event of vacancy of the mandates of the candidates from Romania to the European Parliament, due to resignation, loss of electoral rights, incompatibility with the capacity as European Parliament member, or demise, the mandates for the vacant seats shall be allocated to the next persons on the lists of candidates, in the order of entry, if, up to the date of validation for the taking of the vacant seats, the parties or political formations on whose lists they have stood in the elections confirm, in writing, their adherence.

(3) The vacancy of the mandates of the candidates from Romania to the European Parliament, established as a result of a previous agreement concerning the resignation or the waiver to this position, shall be deemed null and void. The previous agreement concerning the waiver to the position of the candidate from Romania to the European Parliament shall not represent a reason for the vacancy of the position.