If one of the candidates for the President of the Republic dies between the day of the announcement of the list of candidates and 48 hours before the election day, the political party or parties may instead of him/her propose a new candidate. In such a case the conditions regarding the number of signatures cited in Article 8 of this Law shall not apply.

If one of the candidates who has the right to stand at new elections dies in the period from the day of the first vote at which none of the candidates obtained the majority referred to in Article 17, Paragraph 1 of this Law and the date of the new elections, the entire electoral procedure shall be repeated.