IV. Right to vote and be elected

The Venice Commission and the OSCE/ODIHR recommended in the 2011 joint opinion, a constitutional amendment concerning the restriction of the right to stand for Bulgarian citizens holding a dual citizenship.31 Considering the recent evolution of the case law of the European Court of Human Rights, the deprivation of the right to be eligible for Bulgarian citizens holding dual citizenship might be deemed contrary to Article 3 Protocol 1 in conjunction with Article 14 of the European Convention on Human Rights.32 The draft Code should be reviewed to ensure the right to be elected for Bulgarian citizens holding dual citizenship.