The Venice Commission has also noted that specific legislation should explain how mandates are allocated under this system where a political party loses its votes because it received more votes than needed for 65 seats. The draft national elections law fails to establish a procedure for implementation of this constitutional provision. Article 65 of the draft law only states the formula for determining the electoral quotient to secure a mandate. Article 65 does not provide a process for the distribution of mandates where a political party reaches the limit of 65 mandates. The Venice Commission and OSCE/ODIHR recommend that Article 65 be amended to address the distribution of mandates where a political party reaches the limit of 65 mandates.
