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of Representatives does not become a member of another political party within thirty days
as from the day the resolution is passed by the political party, it shall be deemed that
membership is terminated as from the date on which such period of thirty days has lapsed;
(10) loss of membership of the political party; however, in the case where the
loss of membership of a political party is caused by an order to dissolve the political party
of which such Member of the House of Representatives is a member, and such Member of
the House of Representatives is unable to become a member of another political party
within sixty days as from the date the order to dissolve the political party is passed, it shall
be deemed that his or her membership is terminated as from the day following the date on
which such period of sixty days has lapsed;
(11) being vacated from office on the grounds under section 144 or section
235 paragraph three;
(12) having been absent for more than one-fourth of the number of days in a
session lasting not less than one hundred and twenty days without permission of the
President of the House of Representatives;
(13) being sentenced by a final judgement to imprisonment notwithstanding
the suspension of sentence, except for an offence committed through negligence, a petty
offence or a defamation offence.
Section 102. Upon the expiration of the term of the House of
Representatives, the King will issue a Royal Decree calling for a general election of the
Members of the House of Representatives within forty-five days as from the date of
expiration of the term of the House of Representatives.
The election under paragraph one shall be on the same day throughout the
Kingdom as specified by notification of the Election Commission in the Government Gazette.
Section 103. The King has the Royal Prerogative to dissolve the House of
Representatives for a new general election of Members of the House of Representatives.
The dissolution of the House of Representatives shall be made in the form of
a Royal Decree and shall be made only once under the same event.
Within five days from the date the Royal Decree under paragraph one comes
into force, the Election Commission shall specify, by notification, the date of a general
election in the Government Gazette, which must be no earlier than forty-five days but no
later than sixty days from the date such Royal Decree comes into force. Such election date
shall be the same throughout the Kingdom.
Section 104. In the case where there is an unavoidable necessity
constituting a cause for an inability to hold an election from taking place on the date