§ Article 89(untitled)

Composition of the National Assembly and
 Procedure for the Election Thereto

1. The National Assembly shall be composed of at least one hundred and one

Deputies.

2. Representatives of national minorities shall be allocated with seats in the National

Assembly under the procedure prescribed by the Electoral Code.

3. The National Assembly shall be elected through proportional electoral system. The

Electoral Code shall guarantee formation of stable parliamentary majority. Where

stable parliamentary majority is not formed as a result of elections or through

formation of a political coalition, a second round of election may be held. In case of

holding a second round of elections, the formation of new alliances shall be permitted.

The restrictions on, conditions and procedure for formation of political coalition shall

be prescribed by the Electoral Code.

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Article 90. Term of Powers of the National Assembly

1. The National Assembly shall be elected for a term of five years.

2. In case of regular elections, the term of powers of the newly-elected National

Assembly shall commence at the time of opening the first session of the newly-elected

National Assembly convened on the day of expiry of the term of powers of the National

Assembly of previous convocation.

3. In case a newly-elected National Assembly is not formed prior to the expiry of the

powers of the existing National Assembly, the term of powers of the existing National

Assembly shall expire and the term of powers of the newly-elected National Assembly

shall commence after the formation of newly-elected National Assembly, at the time of

opening the first session of the newly-elected National Assembly convened on the

second Monday.

4. In case the elections to the National Assembly have been held within the time

period prescribed by part 2 of Article 91 of the Constitution due to martial law or state

of emergency, the term of powers of the existing National Assembly shall expire and

the term of powers of the newly-elected National Assembly shall commence after the

formation of the newly-elected National Assembly, at the time of opening the first

session of the National Assembly convened on the second Monday.

5. In case of extraordinary elections, the term of powers of the existing National

Assembly shall expire and the term of powers of the newly-elected National Assembly

shall commence after the formation of the newly-elected National Assembly, at the

time of opening the first session of the National Assembly convened on the second

Monday.

6. The fact of formation of the National Assembly shall be established in accordance

with the Electoral Code.

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Article 91. Regular Elections to the National Assembly

1. Regular elections to the National Assembly shall be held not earlier than sixty and

not later than fifty days prior to the expiry of the term of powers of the National

Assembly.

2. Elections to the National Assembly shall not be held during martial law or state of

emergency. In this case regular elections to the National Assembly shall be held not

earlier than fifty and not later than sixty-five days after the end of martial law or state

of emergency.