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In the middle of a municipal term, the Municipal Mayor leaves the country on official duty for 60 days. The Vice Mayor immediately assumes the office as Acting Municipal Mayor. After the 60 days, the Mayor returns and resumes the office. (a) Identify the controlling rule under the Local Government Code on vacancies in elective local offices and who acts as municipal mayor in case of such vacancy. (b) Distinguish between acting (temporary) and permanent vacancy, including when a by-election is required. (c) Apply to the facts: who acts as mayor during the interim? will there be a by-election during the interim? when does the acting capacity end? what is the effect on acts performed by the Acting Mayor during the interim and on third parties dealing with the municipality during the vacancy?