§ Article 129By-elections for the Parliament of Georgia

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By-elections for the Parliament of Georgia

1. By-elections for the Parliament of Georgia shall be held in April or October as defined in this Law if any MP elected from a majoritarian electoral
district is withdrawn. If the term of office of an MP terminates between February 15 and July 15, by-elections for the Parliament of Georgia shall be
held in October of the same year, while by-elections for the Parliament of Georgia shall be held in the nearest April if an MP’s term of office terminates
between July 15 and February 15. By-elections may not be held during the year of regular elections for the Parliament of Georgia.

2. CEC decree shall, not later than two months before Election Day, set a date of by-elections for the Parliament of Georgia and time frames for electoral
events.

3. With the purpose of running in parliamentary elections of Georgia, a party/electoral bloc that was registered with the CEC during the previous
parliamentary elections shall, after by-elections are called, but not later than the 57th day before Election Day, file an application with CEC, signed by
the leader(s), in order to obtain the right to run in by-elections.

Organic Law of Georgia No 154 of 21 December 2012 - website, 8.1.2013

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