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Article 174
 

Withdrawal of the List of Candidates, Abandonment and Revocation of the Candidature for Elections to Municipal Council


(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 Local Electoral Commission, who will ensure their publishing in the polling stations. 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of the list of candidates by the political party or coalition, abandonment or revocation of the candidature cannot be withdrawn.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 abandons or is revoked after the registration of candidates or if the political party has been dissolved, or if the political party creating a coalition has been dissolved after the registration of candidates, the data on the candidate shall remain in the ballot paper but he/she shall not be taken into account in allocating mandates.