A withdrawal may be submitted at the latest within 48 hours of the acceptance and publication of a slate by candidates for the election of representatives to the Parliament in the electoral constituencies electing representatives of national minorities by:

– an independent candidate by written notification legalised by a notary public,

With Article 18 of the Act on Amendments to the Act on the Elections of Representatives to the Croatian Parliament (Official Gazette 19/15), which entered into force on 25 February 2015, subparagraph 1 was partly amended.

– a candidate nominated by a political party with the written approval of the political party, and

– the political party that nominated the candidate.

With Article 25 of the AAAERCSP (Official Gazette 53/03), which entered into force on 2 April 2003, the words: "House of Representatives of the Parliament" were replaced with the word: "Parliament".

The withdrawal of candidates pursuant to paragraph 1 of this Article shall also relate to their substitutes.