1. The President of the Republic may resign from office by message addressed
to the National Parliament.
2. Resignation shall take effect once the message is made known to the
National Parliament without prejudice to its subsequent publication in the
official gazette.
3. Where the President of the Republic resigns from office, he or she shall
not be eligible to stand for presidential elections immediately after
resignation nor in the regular elections to be held after five years.
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