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Article 153
 

Termination of the term of office and additional elections for Members of Parliament


(1) If the term of office of the candidate elected from the list of candidates terminates on one of the grounds prescribed in Article 152 of this Code, the next candidate on the list shall become Member of Parliament for the remaining duration of the term of office.
(2) The State Election Commission shall notify the next candidate on the list in the cases referred to in paragraph (1) of this article within three days of the termination of the term of office.
(3) If the following candidate on the list from paragraph (2) of this article fails to notify the State Election Commission within eight days whether he/she accepts the term of office, this right shall be transferred to the next candidate on the list.
(4) In case when the list of candidates has been exhausted in accordance with the provisions set in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of this article, realisation of this right shall commence again from the very start of the list of candidates, if there are any on the list.