III. DISCUSSION OF THE DRAFT NATIONAL ELECTIONS LAW AND THE DRAFT ELECTION COMMISSIONS LAW

I. Change in list order of candidates

These provisions allow political parties to determine, after the election day, which party members are to be allocated parliamentary mandates, regardless of their order on the candidates list. However, voters should know in advance which candidates or party representatives would enter parliament following an election and depending on the number of votes received. The Venice Commission and OSCE/ODIHR therefore recommend that the law be amended to oblige political parties and coalitions to determine and announce the order of candidates on their list before the elections, rather than allowing them to choose after election day which candidates will be awarded mandates.