Withdrawal of candidature or of a declaration of support.

Candidates may withdraw their consent to stand as candidates on the candidate lists of political organisations until the deadline for submitting candidatures expires.  

Persons who have declared support for a candidate list are not permitted to retract their declarations after the candidature is submitted to the senior electoral commission of the municipality or to the National Electoral Commission. Nominating petitions collected in support of a candidature are not permitted to be used for any other purpose. 

Any consent or declaration withdrawn under paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be destroyed.