Article 22E, section (1) states:
General elections shall be conducted in a direct, general, free, secret, honest, and fair manner once every five years.
Article 6, section (1) states:
Any candidate for President or Vice-President shall be … mentally and physically capable of implementing the duties and obligations of President or Vice-President.
Article 8, section (3) states:
In the event that the President and the Vice President die, resign, are impeached, or are permanently incapable of performing their tasks and duties within their term of office simultaneously, the tasks and duties of the presidency shall be undertaken by a joint administration of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Minister of Home Affairs, and the Minister of Defence. At the latest thirty days after that, the MPR shall hold a session to elect a new President and Vice President from the tickets nominated by the political parties or coalitions of political parties whose tickets won first and second place in the last presidential election, who will serve for the remainder of the term of office.
Article 6, section (1) states:
Any candidate for President or Vice-President shall be … mentally and physically capable of implementing the duties and obligations of President or Vice-President.
Article 8, section (3) states:
In the event that the President and the Vice President die, resign, are impeached, or are permanently incapable of performing their tasks and duties within their term of office simultaneously, the tasks and duties of the presidency shall be undertaken by a joint administration of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Minister of Home Affairs, and the Minister of Defence. At the latest thirty days after that, the MPR shall hold a session to elect a new President and Vice President from the tickets nominated by the political parties or coalitions of political parties whose tickets won first and second place in the last presidential election, who will serve for the remainder of the term of office.