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Paragraph 86
 

 Article 145 limits the right to appeal a CEC decision to the Electoral College to “electoral subjects”.  However, an “interested person” has the right to participate in proceedings before both the CEC and Electoral College. Article 145 does not expressly recognise the right of an interested person, who has been adversely affected by a CEC decision in a case in which the interested person participated, to appeal to the Electoral College. The Venice Commission and the OSCE/ODIHR recommend that Article 145 be amended to provide the right to appeal to voters and other electoral stakeholders (“interested persons”) who may have a legitimate interest in seeking appellate review of a CEC decision (see also paragraph 75a).