If the mandate of a council member is terminated or revoked pursuant to one of the reasons set forth in the Law on the Local Self-Government and this Law, then a member of the council for the rest of the mandate shall be the next candidate on the list.
The Election Commission shall notify the next candidate on the list in the cases referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, within 3 days of the termination of the mandate of the council member.
The candidate referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall notify the Election Commission in writing if he accepts the mandate within 8 days of receiving the notification referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article.
If the candidate in accordance with paragraph 3 of this Article does not accept the mandate, this right shall be transferred to the next candidate on the list.
