Amending the list of candidates

(1) Electoral competitors shall be entitled to request, at least 10 days before the Elections Day, the following changes to the list of candidates:

a) change the place or withdraw the candidate from the registered list;

b) withdraw the entire list of candidates;

c) before the beginning of the electoral campaign, the replacement of one candidate from the registered list by his withdrawal and the appointment of another candidate, supplementing the list of candidates within the limit laid down in Article 163 (1).

(2) Under paragraph (1) of this Article, the decision on the withdrawal or changes in the list of candidates is to be taken by the political party or the electoral bloc of parties which submitted the list of candidates, in compliance with Article 7 (2) lit. b) of Law No 5/2006 on ensuring equal opportunities for men and women and of Article 68 (3) of this Code, and shall be submitted to the Commission.

(3) The lists of candidates shall be amended by the decision of the Central Electoral Commission in maximum 3 days.

(4) The District Electoral Council shall refuse to make changes which do not meet the requirements laid down in paragraphs (1) and (2), by issuing a decision to that effect.