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(1) If, through final legal decision, one or several candidates declared winners of a political party were sentenced for an offence related to the financing of that political party or, as applicable, of the election campaign, they become incompatible with the status of parliamentary or local official for the obtained office, which is canceled.
(2)*) Through decisions of the Chambers of Parliament or, as applicable, of the county or local council the incompatibility is certified and the positions of deputies, senators or counselors that became vacant shall be held by the substitutes to be found on the list of that political party.
(3)*) The provisions of paragraphs (1) and (2) also apply to political alliances, electoral alliances and independent candidates, in this case, the vacant seat is to be held by the substitute to be found on the list of the political party of electoral alliance who obtained the highest number of validly expressed votes.