(1) If an effective court decision establishes that during the election a political party, coalition or a group of voters, used bribe and means acquired through criminal acts to win votes, the mandates won by this political party, coalition i.e. group of voters, shall be annulled by the Municipal Election Commission i.e. the Election Commission of the City of Skopje and replacement elections shall be conducted for these mandates.
(2) Replacement elections may not be called six months before the end of the mandate for which the council was elected.
(3) The mandate of a Member of Council, pursuant to paragraph (1) of this article, i.e. elected at replacement elections, shall last until the end of the mandate of the municipal councillor whose mandate was terminated i.e. revoked.
(4) The replacement election shall be called by the President of the Parliament upon suggestion of the competent Municipal Election Commission.