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E. Presidental candidacy rights


Article 75 of the draft law requires a candidate to have a “higher education”. Paragraph 15 of General Comment No. 25 specifically identifies educational requirements for candidates as problematic: “Persons who are otherwise eligible to stand for election should not be excluded by unreasonable or discriminatory requirements such as education […]”. The OSCE/ODIHR and the Venice Commission recommend that the requirement for a “higher education” be deleted from Article 75.