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It is not more democratic to have a valid repeat election with just above one-third turnout while invalidating a first election with just below 50% turnout. As long as the electoral process is fair and transparent, turnout requirements do not impact the confidence in the elections and may rather lead to a series of elections with ever decreasing participation and an exhausted electorate. Therefore, and as it was already recommended in the previous Joint Opinion, the turnout requirement should be removed from Articles 91 and 93. The same comment is valid for Articles 136 on local elections and 171 and 199 on referenda, even though the turnout requirements here are lower and absent for repeat local elections.