Election of mayor (1) The candidate for the office of mayor shall be deemed elected if he or she has received more than half of the valid votes cast by the voters who took part in the vote. (2) If no candidate receives more than half of the valid votes cast, the second ballot shall be held within 2 weeks with 2 candidates having received the most votes in the first ballot. The two candidates shall be included in the ballot papers in descending order of the accumulated number of votes in the first ballot. If more than one candidate has accumulated an equal number of votes, the electoral constituency council shall draw lots and record that fact in minutes. (3) The date of the second ballot shall be established by the Central Electoral Commission as soon as the results of the vote in the first ballot have been processed, but no later than 10 days by the date set for holding the vote in question. The Central Electoral Commission shall make information on the conduct of the second ballot public within 24 hours of the date on which it was established. (4) In the second ballot, the candidate who has obtained most votes shall be deemed elected. In the event of parity of votes, the candidate who obtained the highest number of votes in the first ballot shall be deemed elected. If both candidates have accumulated the same number of votes in the first round as well, the electoral constituency council shall draw lots and record that fact in minutes. (5) If one of the candidates withdraws, the remaining candidate shall be deemed elected if he or she has received at least half of the votes of the voters who took part in the elections.
§ Electoral Code art. 173Election of mayor
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