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ARTICLE 49. The Constitutional Court shall watch over the regularity of the balloting and shall verify its results. The election of the President of the Republic shall be made the subject of a provisional proclamation. If any dispute relating to the regularity of the electoral operations shall not have been filed in the Office of the Clerk of the Court by one of the candidates within five days of the provisional proclamation, the Court shall declare the President of the Republic definitely elected. In case of a dispute, the Court must decide within ten days of the provisional proclamation; its decision shall convey the final proclamation of or the annulment of the election. If no dispute has been raised within the waiting period of five days and if the Constitutional Court shall deem that the election has not been tainted by any irregularity of a nature to bring about an annulment, it shall proclaim the election of the President of the Republic within the fifteen days following the balloting. In case of annulment, a new round of balloting shall proceed within fifteen days of the decision.