Measures to be taken after decisions on candidate applications 

If a remark referred to in section 38, subsection 2 has been made and no satisfactory notice of rectification has been supplied, or if a notice of removing the said candidate has not been delivered within the determined period of time, or if the candidate has deceased, the candidate shall not be included in the master list of candidates or in the list of presidential candidates. The polling representative of a party, constituency association or joint list is obliged without delay to notify the authority processing the applications of the death of a candidate.

A party or a constituency association whose notice of participating in an electoral alliance or a joint list has not been accepted has the right to withdraw its candidate application. The polling representative of a party or a constituency association shall submit a written notice of withdrawal to the authority processing the applications by 12.00 on the 31st day before the election day at the latest. The approval of the candidate application shall be dealt with again in consequence of thewithdrawal.

Decisions in matters referred to in this section are made in the meeting held on the 38th day before the election day of the presidential election and on the 31st day before the election day of other elections, before compiling the list of presidential candidates or the master list of candidates.