Amendment No 19 now refers to Art. 47 of the Constitution[3] in introducing the list of persons and groups entitled to conduct an electoral campaign in Art. 74.1. This formulation unfortunately does not fully address the joint recommendation to use the phrase “notwithstanding the right of freedom of expression.”[4] There remains a need to clarify that the right of freedom of expression is universal, thus emphasizing that the list in Art. 74.1 is additional but not limiting. It is regrettable that the phrasing previously recommended by OSCE/ODIHR and the Venice Commission has not been adopted.
