Withdrawal of the independent candidate

(1) An independent candidate is entitled to withdraw his/her application, no later than 10 days before the Elections Days. In that case, the request for the withdrawal of the independent candidate must be submitted personally to the Central Electoral Commission.

(2) The decision on the withdrawal of an independent candidate from the race shall be adopted by the Central Electoral Commission no later than 3 days after the request has been made, in accordance with paragraph (1).