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Nevertheless, CLRAE observers underlined in various election observation reports on Moldova that although five seats in the CEC are reserved for “opposition parties” according to the latest amendments to the Electoral Code, it should be borne in mind that several of these parties are actually supporting the government. Hence the three key posts in the electoral commissions - chair, vice chair and secretary - are currently held by pro-government appointees. It should be therefore ensured that in practice the composition of electoral commissions as well as the appointments to managerial positions guarantees inclusiveness and impartiality.