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Section 94
 

Confirmation and  publication of results of parliamentary elections and informing about results 


The constituency electoral committee confirms the results of the elections on the 3rd day after the election day in its meeting which begins at 18.00 at the latest.


The constituency electoral committee shall publish the election results complete with appeal instructions by issuing a notice in the committee. The names of the deputy Members of Parliament shall also be given in the notice. The committee shall also draw up, without delay, Member’s credentials for each elected Member of Parliament and submit them without delay to the Parliament to be handed to the elected Members.


The constituency electoral committee shall immediately inform the Ministry of Justice of the election results in the manner specified by the Ministry as well the central municipal election boards in the electoral district. The committee shall also publish the results, comparative indexes and the numbers of votes given for the elected Members of Parliament in those newspapers which have the greatest circulation in the said electoral district and which represent those parties whose candidates were elected in the elections.