Presidential election disputes: exclusive final adjudication by the Supreme Court, with protective validity for prior official acts. Matters concerning the election of the President or Vice President are vested exclusively in the Supreme Court, which shall inquire into and finally decide all doubts and disputes; its decisions are final. If the Court declares an election void, acts performed by the officeholder in good faith before the decision remain valid. Parliament may by law regulate election-related matters, and an election cannot be questioned solely because of vacancies in the electoral college.
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Presidential election disputes: exclusive final adjudication by the Supreme Court, with protective validity for prior official acts.
Matters concerning the election of the President or Vice President are vested exclusively in the Supreme Court, which shall inquire into and finally decide all doubts and disputes; its decisions are final. If the Court declares an election void, acts performed by the officeholder in good faith before the decision remain valid. Parliament may by law regulate election-related matters, and an election cannot be questioned solely because of vacancies in the electoral college.
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