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II. Comments on the text of the draft law


I. Guarantees of activities of political parties, candidates and official observers


Official observers from foreign states and international organisations are accredited by the CEC by filing a request through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs no later than seven days prior to election day (Article 78). The details of the procedure for accreditation of international observers are to be established by the CEC. When developing regulations on accreditation, the CEC should be sure to include detailed and comprehensive reasons for rejecting accreditation as has been done for NGO observers. The rights of official observers from foreign states and international organisations are outlined in Article 78(6), they are comprehensive and detailed. The observers may be accompanied by an interpreter according to Article 78(3).