(1) If the mandate of a Member of Council terminates or is revoked, pursuant to one of the grounds defined in the Law on Local Self-Government and in this Code, then the next candidate on the list shall become municipal councillor for the remaining duration of the mandate.
(2) The Municipal Election Commission i.e. the Election Commission of the City of Skopje shall notify the next candidate on the list in the cases from paragraph (1) of this article within three days of the termination of the mandate of the Member of Council.
(3) Within 8 days from the day of receipt of the notification from paragraph (2) of this article, the candidate from paragraph (1) of this article shall be obliged to notify, in written form, the Municipal Election Commission i.e. the Election Commission of the City of Skopje whether he/she accepts the mandate.
(4) If the candidate, pursuant to paragraph (3) of this article, does not accept the mandate, this right shall be transferred to the next candidate on the list.