(1) The Permanent Electoral Authority is an autonomous administrative institution with legal personality and general powers in the electoral field, whose mission is to ensure the organisation and the unfolding of elections and referendums, as well as the financing of political parties and electoral campaigns, in compliance with the Constitution, the law and the international and European standards in the field.

(2) The Permanent Electoral Authority shall carry out its activity in compliance with the principles of independence, fairness, lawfulness, transparency, efficiency, professionalism, responsibility, sustainability, predictability and legitimacy.