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Article 16(2) vests the choice of the composition of the Central Elections Commission in the President of the Republic, the Parliament and the High Council of Magistracy. If the election is decided by majority or plurality vote in the last two bodies, all posts could be in the hands of a single political party. To avoid this, it would be suitable to elect the Commission by a system of proportional representation. The election of the president of the Central Elections Commission seems to depend on the majority in Parliament. Article 17(1) vests the choice of the Vice President and Secretary in a majority of the Commission members. In order to ensure political pluralism, the three above-mentioned officers of the Commission, or at least the Vice President and Secretary should be elected by PR, for instance with the single transferable vote system.