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Article 87 There should be allowance for a candidate who has finished first or second in the initial ballot to waive his/her right to contest the second round in favour of another candidate whose name is on the ballot and has finished third or fourth. This would deal with the contingency of a first or second place candidate having a low ceiling of support, and a third or a fourth place candidate having greater potential to attract a majority coalition in the second round. In no instance, however, should anyone be allowed on the second ballot who was not nominated on the first ballot and who did not poll a reasonable number of votes.