Withdrawal of the List of Candidates, Abandonment and Revocation of the Candidature

(1) No later than 48 hours before the beginning of the election, the political party or coalition may withdraw their list of candidates in writing through the authorised representative.

(2) No later than 48 hours before the beginning of the election, the candidate may abandon their candidature; the abandonment must be carried out in paper form and the signature must be officially attested. No later than 48 hours before the beginning of the election, the candidate may also be recalled through the authorised representative by the political party of coalition that nominated them.

(3) The withdrawal of the list of candidates by the political party or coalition, abandonment or revocation of the candidature must be delivered to the Chairman of the State Commission, who will ensure their publishing in the polling stations and at the website of the Ministry of Interior. The withdrawal of the list of candidates by the political party or coalition, abandonment or revocation of the candidature cannot be withdrawn.

(4) If the candidate abandoned or was recalled after the list of candidates had been registered, the data on them shall remain in the list of candidates, however, they shall not be taken into account in assigning mandates.