§ Art. IV-237Guarantees of Election Process Activities for Candidates

1. A candidate may not be denied the opportunity to take a leave of absence without pay from his
or her place of employment and to not perform employment-related or official duties for the time
period from his or her registration as a candidate until the end of the election process (or
cancellation of his or her registration).
 2. A candidate may not be dismissed from his or her position during the election process on the
initiative of the owner of the enterprise, institution, organization, or a body authorized by the owner or
the commander of the military unit (command).
 3. A candidate shall not without his or her prior consent be transferred to any other place of
employment, sent on a business trip, or called up for military or alternative (non-military) service,
training (test), or special assemblies of persons liable to a call-up.