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Article 155
 

(1) As an exception to Article 155 of this Code, if the member of council whose mandate has been terminated or revoked pursuant to one of the grounds defined in the Law on Local Self-Government and in this Code is female, the next female candidate on the list shall become a 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 female 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) If the candidate from paragraph (2) of this article fails to notify the Municipal Election Commission i.e. the Election Commission of the City of Skopje within the eight days whether she accepts the mandate, this right shall be transferred to the next female candidate on the list.
(4) In case when the list of candidates has been exhausted in accordance with paragraphs (1), (2) and (3) of this article, this right shall be fulfilled in accordance with Article 155 of this Code.