(1) By-elections shall be set for a date within one hundred and twenty days from

a) the day the seat becomes vacant,
b) the date set for the voting if the election is inconclusive or cannot be held due to the insufficient number of candidates.

(2) A day shall not be set as the date of

a) a by-election of the Members of the National Assembly if it falls between 1 April in the year preceding the year of the general election of the Members of the National Assembly and the day of the general election of the Members of the National Assembly,

b) a by-election of the local government representatives and mayors if it falls between 1 April in the year preceding the year of the general election of the local government representatives and mayors and the day of the general election of the local government representatives and mayors,

c) a by-election of the national minority self-government representatives if it falls between 1 April in the year preceding the year of the general election of the national minority self-government representatives and the day of the general election of the national minority self-government representatives.