Tenure of office of Vice-President and vacancy

Tenure of office of Vice-President and vacancy (1) The term of office for a Vice-President is five years. (2) A Vice-President shall hold office from the date the Vice-President-elect is sworn into office and ending on the date the next President-elect is sworn into office. (3) A person who has twice held the office of Vice-President shall not be selected as a running mate. (4) The office of Vice-President becomes vacant if the Vice-President— (a) dies; (b) resigns by notice in writing to the President; (c) otherwise ceases to hold office under Article 81,107 or 108; or (d) assumes the office of President. (5) Where a vacancy occurs in the office of Vice-President, except as provided under Article 81, the President shall appoint another person to be Vice-President and the National Assembly shall, by a resolution supported by the votes of not less than two-thirds of the Members of Parliament, approve the appointment of that person as Vice-President. (6) The person who assumes office as Vice-President, in accordance with clause (5), shall serve for the unexpired term of office and be deemed for the purposes of clause (3)— (a) to have served a full term as Vice-President if, at the date on which the Vice-President assumed office, more than three years remain before the date of the next general election; or (b) not to have served a term of office as Vice-President if, at the date on which the Vice-President assumed office, less than three years remain before the date of the next general elections.