Q. Determination of election results

Although the draft law, like the current legal provisions, provides that votes should be counted and summarised immediately after the end of voting, consideration should be given to set a clear deadline when the voting results should be delivered. This would prevent delays in the process, especially given the timeframe for seeking legal redress. Similarly, the draft imposes a deadline for summarising final results of presidential elections, however there is no such deadline for parliamentary elections. The OSCE/ODIHR and the Venice Commission recommend the imposition of deadlines on the counting and summarisation of results to avoid delays in the process.