§ Electoral Code art. 72Rights and obligations of electoral competitors (referendum participants)

Rights and obligations of electoral competitors (referendum participants)
(1) Electoral competitors (referendum participants) shall, on an equal basis, participate
in the election campaign and enjoy equal rights in the use of the media, under the conditions
laid down in Chapter XII.
(2) Candidates, during the election campaign, shall enjoy, except in the cases set out
in Article 16 (3), the right to be suspended from office under the conditions laid down in the
labour law and/or the law governing their activity.
(3) The electoral competitor may back out by written request to the electoral body
registering him/her, but no later than 10 days before the election day. In the case of candidates
nominated by political parties and electoral blocks, requests for backing out of elections shall
be submitted to the electoral body within the same deadline, through the respective political
parties and electoral blocks.
(4) After the expiry of the time limit referred to in paragraph (3), only the electoral body
registering him/her may cancel the registration of the electoral competitor, under the decision
of the court, in the event of his/her death or the conditions laid down in Article 16 (2) and under
Article 102 (5). If the electoral competitor withdraws his/her candidacy or the registration is
cancelled after the ballot papers have been printed, in the bulletin, next to the ballot box, the
electoral bureau of the polling station shall affix the stamp marked ‘Withdrawn’.
(5) Political parties and electoral blocks may bring changes to the lists registered in
accordance with the conditions and deadlines laid down in Articles 68 (3), 111, 115 and 163.
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