H) Based on the result of the election as stated in item (A) of this Article, the National Election Committee may announce the result of the Election of each constituency consecutively. I) Prior to the announcement of the official result of the election, the National Election Committee shall report to all parties’ representatives running in the election the number of the printed ballot papers, the number of the used ballots and the number of the remaining ballots. Article 136._ The period allowed for filing and deciding on the complaints and appeals as stipulated in Chapter 4, Chapter and Chapter 6 of this Law shall not include the official public holidays. Article 137._ During the polling, vote counting and announcement of the election results, local nongovernmental organizations or associations and international associations or organizations performing works in the Kingdom of Cambodia or foreigners shall be neutral and impartial according to the provisions mentioned in article 84 of this Law. The provision of paragraph 1 above shall not obstruct the exercise of freedom of expression according to the law in force. CHAPTER 9 ABANDOMENT OF SEATS AND REPLACEMENT OF MEMBERS OF NATIONAL ASSEMBLY Article 138._ After the election process conducted in a free, fair and just manner in accordance with the Cambodian Constitution, the Law on Organization and Functioning of the Constitutional Council, Law on Organization and Functioning of the National Election Committee and Law on the Election of Members of National Assembly and after the official announcement of the election results by the National Election Committee, any party winning one or more seats in the National Assembly shall be considered to have abandoned their seats in one of the following cases: - That party boycotts the first sitting of the National Assembly as convened by the King. - That party boycotts and refuses to participate in the National Assembly’s meeting to announce the validity of its members. - That party boycotts and refuses to participate in the swearing-in ceremony. In the abovementioned cases, the candidate list and candidate of such political party who is announced to have been elected is invalid and not qualified anymore.