(1) The mayor and deputy mayors shall be elected for the same term of office as the council board.
(2) The election of the mayor and deputy mayors may be subject of a petition for cancellation, in accordance with the rules provided for by the laws in force regarding the cancellation of municipal council election.
(3) Where the election is cancelled or, for any other reason, the mayor or his deputies have ceased discharging their duties, the council board shall be convened to replace them within 1 (one) month.
(4) The mayor whose election is challenged, shall stay in office until the issuance of a final res judicata ruling.
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In force from 24-12-2019
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Section 203 of the Law No 2019/024 of 24 december 2019 bill to institute the general code of regional and local authorities/akn/cm/act/loi/2019-12-24/2019-024
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