Article 61 The President shall be elected by receiving more than 50 percent of votes cast by voters through free, general, secret and direct voting. The presidential term shall expire on 1st of Jawza of the 5th year after elections. Elections for the new President shall be held within 30 to 60 days prior to the end of the presidential term. If in the first round none of the candidates gets more than 50 percent of the votes, elections for the second round shall be held within 2 weeks from the date election results are proclaimed, and, in this round, only two candidates who have received the highest number of votes in the first round shall participate. In case one of the presidential candidates dies during the first or second round of voting or after elections, but prior to the declaration of results, re-election shall be held according to provisions of the law. Article 62 The individual who becomes a presidential candidate shall have the following qualifications: 1. Shall be a citizen of Afghanistan, Muslim, born of Afghan parents, and shall not be a citizen of another country; 2. Shall not be less than 40 years old the day of candidacy; 3. Shall not have been convicted of crimes against humanity, a criminal act, or deprivation of civil rights by court. No individual shall be elected for more than two terms as President. The provision of this article shall also apply to Vice-Presidents. Article 63 Before assuming office, the President shall take, in accordance with special procedures set by law, the following oath of allegiance: "In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful I swear by the name of God Almighty that I shall obey and protect the Holy religion of Islam, respect and supervise the implementation of the Constitution as well as other laws, safeguard the independence, national sovereignty and territorial