(1) The President of the Republic shall be elected for a term of office of 7 (seven) years by universal suffrage and by direct, equal and secret ballot.
(2) He shall be eligible for re-election.
(3) He shall be elected by a single-round majority ballot. Voting shall take place no less than 20 (twenty) days and no more than 50 (fifty) days before the expiry of the term of office of the incumbent President of the Republic.
(4) The candidate having obtained the majority of the votes cast shall be declared elected.
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