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Article 67
 

(1) If some of the candidates from the confirmed candidate list for the election of Members of Parliament passes away in the period after the day of the candidate lists confirmation, the political party, i.e. coalition, which has nominated the candidate can nominate another candidate instead, and if the candidate has been nominated by a group of voters, they can nominate another candidate instead, without collecting signatures in the procedure for nominations stipulated by this Law, in the period up until ten days before the Election Day.


(2) The candidate list amended with a new candidate in accordance with paragraph (1) of this article shall be published in the manner stipulated with this Law regarding the publishing of the single list no later than 24 hours from the day of the change of the candidate in the candidate list.


(3) Providing some of the confirmed candidates in the candidate lists passes away in the period shorter than 10 days before the holding of the elections, the procedure shall be that the deceased candidate who has been elected as a Member of Parliament shall be replaced by the first candidate in line who has not been elected, and has been nominated by the political party which has nominated the candidate list, i.e. one of the following candidates who has not been elected, and who has been nominated by the coalition leader. The candidate who has passed away and has been elected from an independent list in the electoral district shall be replaced by the first candidate in line who has not been elected from that list.