Entitlements of the Candidates

(1) Each candidate is entitled to ask his/her employer or another subject of a similar legal standing for unpaid holiday leave from the day following the date of registration of the candidate list or registration application until the day immediately preceding the date of the elections. His/her activities during the aforementioned period shall be regarded as acts in the public interest.

(2) No candidate’s labour or similar relations must be negatively affected by the fact that he/she runs in the elections. The holiday leave specified in the previous Section shall be regarded as hours worked.