Replacing Deputies that Resigned after Having Been Elected in a Multi Mandate Constituency
1. If a people’s deputy of Ukraine elected in a multi-mandate constituency terminates his/her term of office in advance or if his/her term of office has been terminated in advance for the reasons and according to the procedure envisaged by the Constitution of Ukraine and laws of Ukraine, the first candidate that follows him/her in the election list of respective party (bloc) shall be deemed to be elected deputy upon the decision of the Central Election Commission. In the event the list of candidates for deputies contains no candidatures to obtain deputy mandate, this mandate shall remain vacant till the regular or extraordinary elections.
2. Registration of an individual elected deputy in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article and issuance of the temporary credentials of a people’s deputy of Ukraine to him/her shall be made by the Central Election Commission subject to Article 79 of the present Law.
3. A party (bloc) that put up candidates for deputies included in its election list that participated in deputy mandate division may take the decision on excluding, from its election list, a candidate for deputies that was not elected deputy in accordance with Article 76, paragraph 8, of the present Law, at any time after the election and prior to registration of this individual as a people’s deputy of Ukraine under paragraph 1 of this Article. Such a decision shall be made by the congress (assembly, conference) of the party concerned or interparty congress (assembly, conference) of parties that were a part of the bloc as of the election day, based on party’s statute (agreement establishing the bloc). An excerpt from minutes of the congress (assembly, conference) proceedings signed by the chairman and the decision signed by the leader of the party (leaders of parties that were part of the bloc as of the election day) and stamped with the seal of the party (seals of respective parties) shall be transmitted to the Central Election Commission within 5 days from the day of the decision. Based on these documents, the Central Election Commission takes the decision on excluding the candidate for deputies mentioned in the decision from party (bloc) election list within 7 days.
