1. If no candidate has gained more than half of the valid votes cast in the election, mentioned by Article 7, a second ballot shall be held on the 14th day following the first ballot.
2. The second ballot shall be held between the two candidates who have gained the largest number of votes cast in the first ballot.
3. If from among the two candidates mentioned in the paragraph 2, any candidate shall withdraw his/her consent for candidacy, forfeits the right to vote or die, the ballot shall be held with the participation of the next candidate who sequentially has got the largest number of votes cast in the first round. If such a case occurred, the date of the second ballot shall be postponed for another 14 days.
4. The candidate shall be elected President, if he/she has gained a majority of valid votes cast in the repeat ballot.
5. In the event, referred to in paragraph 3, the National Electoral Commission shall immediately inform, in a resolution, the admission of the new candidate to stand in the repeated elections and shall publicise the day of the second ballot.
