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Article 17
 

Distribution of places within lists


1 - Within each list the seats shall be awarded to the candidates in accordance with the order of precedence laid down in Article 15(2).
2 - In cases of the death of a candidate or an illness that causes a physical or psychological impossibility, the seat shall be awarded to the next candidate under the aforesaid order of precedence.
3 - The existence of an incompatibility between the functions performed by a candidate and his exercise of the office of Member of the Assembly of the Republic shall not prevent the award of a seat.