Paragraph 68

 

68.  The law includes a range of criminal violations and penalties designed to promote and protect voters’ rights. In the translation provided, Article 108 of the law punishes those who, in breach of Article 5(3), publish predictions of the results in the 48 hours preceding polling day. However, the law does not appear to identify penalties for those who engage in election campaigning during that period, which is also prohibited in Article 5(3). The OSCE/ODIHR and the Venice Commission recommend that Article 108 of the law should be amended to remedy this omission.