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Article 8
 

(1) The office of a Member of Parliament, Member of Council and Mayor shall be incompatible with the office of the President of the Republic, President of the Government of the Republic of Macedonia, Minister, Judge, Public Prosecutor, Public Attorney, Ombudsman, and with other holders of offices elected or appointed by the Parliament of the Republic of Macedonia (hereinafter: the Parliament) and the Government of the Republic of Macedonia (hereinafter: the Government)


(2) The office of a Member of Parliament shall be incompatible with the office of Mayor and Member of Council in a municipality and in the City of Skopje.


(3) The office of a Member of Parliament and Mayor shall be incompatible with the:
- performance of professional and administrative work in the state administration bodies;
- performance of business or other profitable activity; and
- membership in management boards of public enterprises, public institutions, funds, agencies, bureaus and other legal entities, as well as with the appointment of a trustee of state- and publicly-owned capital in commercial enterprise.


(4) The office of Mayor of the City of Skopje and the office of Member of the Council of the City of Skopje shall be incompatible with the office of Mayor of Municipality and the office of Member of Council of the municipalities in the City of Skopje.


(5) On the day of verification of their mandate as Member of Parliament, Member of Council and Mayor, the holding of the offices under paragraphs (1) and (2) of this article shall terminate.


(6) On the day of verification of the mandate as Member of the Parliament and Mayor, the employment of the persons, referred to in paragraph (3) line 1 of this article shall cease temporarily.


(7) On the day of verification of the mandate as Member of Parliament, the business or other profitable activity of the persons referred to in paragraph (3) line 2 and 3 of this article shall be temporarily suspended, whilst their membership in management boards of public enterprises, public institutions, funds, agencies, bureaus and other legal entities, as well as the appointment as a trustee of state- and publicly-owned capital in commercial enterprise shall cease.


(8) On the day of the verification of the mandate as a Member of Council, the employment of the persons working in the municipal administration shall cease temporarily in accordance with the Law.