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Section 57
 

(1) The president of the National Election Office shall make a declaration of assets within thirty days of his appointment. The rules relating to the declaration of assets of the Members of the National Assembly shall apply accordingly to the declaration of assets, with the derogations provided for in this Act.


(2) Should the president of the National Election Office fail to make the declaration of assets, he shall not be allowed to exercise his office, and shall not receive remuneration until his declaration of assets is submitted.


(3) A publicly available page-for-page copy of the declaration of assets of the president of the National Election Office shall be published on the official election website without delay. The declaration of assets shall not be removed from the website for a period of one year following the termination of the mandate of the president of the National Election Office.


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(4) Anyone may apply to the Prime Minister for the initiation of proceedings regarding the declaration of assets of the president of the National Election Office by making a statement of facts concerning the specific content of the declaration that clearly identifies the contested part and content of the declaration. If the application does not meet the requirements specified in this paragraph or is manifestly unfounded, or if a repeatedly submitted application does not indicate new facts or data, the Prime Minister shall reject the application without conducting a proceeding. The Prime Minister shall assess the veracity of the information supplied in the declaration of assets.


(5) Upon a call by the Prime Minister in the proceeding regarding the declaration of assets, the president of the National Election Office shall make available to the Prime Minister in writing the data supporting the circumstances as regards income and economic interests indicated in the declaration of assets without delay. The Prime Minister shall send the data to the President of the Republic to inform him of the outcome of the verification. Only the Prime Minister and the President of the Republic may inspect the data.


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