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Article 125
 

(1st Article of Law 2234, amended on 17 May 1979.) People determined in the 110th Article can raise objections against candidatures claiming that a candidate is not eligible for candidature, within two days after the candidature announcement made according to the relevant exclusive law unless otherwise is stated in its provisions.


On the other hand, people who are not members of a certain political party cannot raise objections for its candidates claiming that the written provisions of the internal regulations of that party is violated while determining the candidates in the party list.


Objections which are delivered without a document supporting the membership of the opposer are not processed.


These objections are addressed to the board of elections which is in charge of administration of the elections according to the nature of election, objections against the decisions of such boards can be made to their superior boards. The decision of such superior board is definite.


Such objections have to be in written form along with the documents which support the objection.
(Annex: 7th Article of Law 4125, amended on 27 October 1995.)(1)