1.Elections of the National Assembly and local self-government bodies shall be held periodically, within the time limits prescribed by the Constitution and this Code. 

2.Elections of the National Assembly shall not becalled and held during martial law or state of emergency. No later than 7 days after the end of the martial law or state of emergency the elections not having taken place due to martial law or state of emergency shall be called upon the decree of the President of the Republic and shall be held no earlier than 50 days and no later than 65 days after the end of the martial law or state of emergency. 

3.Elections of local self-government bodies shall not be called and held during the martial law. Elections of local self-government bodies shall not be called and held when state of emergency is declared on the whole territory of the Republic of Armenia. When state of emergency is declared on part of the territory of the Republic of Armenia elections of local self-government bodies shall be called and held only in the communities in the territories of which no state of emergency is declared. 

4.The regular and early elections of the local self-government bodies not called or held due to the martial law or state of emergency shall be held after the end of the martial law or state of emergency on the day closest of the days defined by the Central Electoral Commission, so that the time limits prescribed by this Code for organising and holding regular elections are observed.