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Paragraph 21
 

21. The present amendments address situations when martial law or a state of emergency is declared after calling the elections or after the voting day before summarising the election results. The main amendment sets forth that “where the martial law or state of emergency is declared after calling elections of the National Assembly or local self-government bodies, including the voting day, the electoral process shall be deemed to be terminated by virtue of law from the moment when the martial law or state of emergency is declared.” (Article 7.1 part 3). If martial law or the state of emergency is declared after the voting day of elections, the elections may still be terminated, if the CEC decides that the process of summarising the results has become impossible (Article 7.1 part 4).