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Article 16 has been amended along these lines and the new provision reads as follows:

Article 16(2): The Central Electoral Commission consists of 9 members with a deliberative vote: 1 member is appointed by the President of Republic of Moldova, 1 by the Government of Republic of Moldova, 7 by the Parliament, including 5 by the opposition parties, according to the percentage of the mandates they hold. The Central Electoral Commission’s members may not be members of parties or other socio-political organizations.[11] The nominal composition of the commission is confirmed through the Decision of Parliament with the vote of the majority of elected parliament members.