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Article 134
 

Application for candidacy submitted by a constituency association   An application for candidacy submitted by a constituency association must include: the candidate’s name and title, profession or occupation using no more than two expressions, and municipality of residence; the name by which the candidate is generally known or an abbreviation of the first name can be used  along with or instead of the proper first name; the application may not contain any other information about the candidate except if this  is necessary in order to clarify the candidate’s identity  and  the candidate’s consent, including the candidate’s personal identity code and signature, to  standing as  presidential candidate for the constituency association and consent to accepting the office of president. The constituency association charter and supporter forms referred to in section 130 must be attached to the application.   The constituency association election representative must date and sign the application and in it confirm that the supporter forms have been personally signed by the members of the constituency association.