shall after an if-clause

[Klpno]

Hello everyone,

Can I use 'shall' after an if-clause in sentences as follows:

If the President, for whatever reason, is unable to perform his duties, the Parliament shall call elections of the President no later than...

I mean "shall" as used in legal documents, not "shall" expressing the future tense.

Thank you.

[Beeesneees]

That's absolutely fine, though 'elections of the President' is incorrect. You probably mean 'elections for the Presidency'.
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[Klpno]

Thank you, Beesneees.

As for "elections of the President", I have seen this phrase used by English lawyer William Butler
http://books.google.ru/books?id=O25CYjNsJvgC&pg=PA31&dq=%22elections+of+the+president%22&hl=ru&sa=X&ei=ubY2T6vuLuKg4gT-r_GfDA&ved=0CEoQ6AEwBTgK#v=onepage&q=%22elections%20of%20the%20president%22&f=false

and in some native sources
http://books.google.ru/books?id=Xq0SAAAAMAAJ&q=%22elections+of+the+president+of%22&dq=%22elections+of+the+president+of%22&hl=ru&sa=X&ei=W7g2T8_GO8T24QSgkuWaDA&ved=0CDIQ6AEwAThk
Iowa journal of history: Том 17
Formal elections of the President of the Council and Senate during the period prior to 1857 varied somewhat

By the way, what about "election of the President"?

[Beeesneees]

Your first link appears to be in Russian.

The second example does not use 'elections of the President' in the way you have used it.

The election of the president - reference to the the election procedure in general.
The election for the president of the company - an election called to decide upon a new president.
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[Klpno]

Thank you again, Beeesneees.

I have to admit I'm not sure what you mean by saying, "first link appears to be in Russian".

If you meant that it is a translation from Russian, yes, it is a translation, but a translation by a native English speaker (William Elliott Butler, Vinogradoff Institute (University College, London)).

Could such usage (elections of the President) be a "tradition" when translating Russian legal text?
Here is a link to a translation made by Joseph Laurence Black:
http://www.google.ru/search?tbm=bks&tbo=1&hl=ru&q=%22elections+of+the+president%22&btnG=#sclient=psy-ab&hl=ru&newwindow=1&safe=off&tbo=1&tbm=bks&source=hp&q=%22Elections+of+the+president+of+the+Republic+of+Tatarstan+are+deemed+valid+if+more%22&psj=1&oq=%22Elections+of+the+president+of+the+Republic+of+Tatarstan+are+deemed+valid+if+more%22&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&gs_sm=12&gs_upl=73649l86898l2l88170l5l5l1l0l0l0l119l442l0.4l4l0&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.,cf.osb&fp=224e4b5e7da257d7&biw=1366&bih=612

[Beeesneees]

The first link you provided appeared in my browser as a Russian web page (written in Russian).

No, I don't think it's down to such a tradition, I think it's down to the usage of 'election of a president' and 'election for a president' as I explained earlier.

The usage in the examples provided and the usage in your initial sentence is different.
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[Klpno]

Thank you very much again, Beeesneees.