Article 149. Vacancy in the office of Deputy President
Official Constitutional Text
149. (1) Within fourteen days after a vacancy in the office of Deputy President arises, the President shall nominate a person to fill the vacancy, and the National Assembly shall vote on the nomination within sixty days after receiving it.
(2) If a person assumes office as Deputy President under clause (1), then, for the purposes of Article 148 (8), the person shall be deemed—
(a) to have served a full term as Deputy President if, at the date on which the person assumed office, more than two and a half years remain before the date of the next regularly scheduled election under Article 136 (2) (a); or
(b) not to have served a term of office as Deputy President, in any other case.
Plain English Explanation
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Article 149 explains how a vacancy in the office of the Deputy President is filled if the position becomes empty early. If the Deputy President resigns, dies, or is removed, the President has exactly 14 days to nominate a new candidate, and the National Assembly must vote on whether to approve that choice. If the new Deputy President takes over with more than two and a half years left before the next regular general election, it counts as a full term toward their two-term lifetime limit. If there are less than two and a half years remaining before the election, that time does not count against their lifetime term limit.