However, on one hand, the draft amendments do not try to reach a greater consensus in the Election Board by requiring qualified majority (2/3 or 3/5) in the first round of election of the President by the Board (art. 50(4)). Also, it must be considered that half of the Election Board consists of the members of the Parliament. If the 5% threshold in combination with the prohibition of electoral blocs and the allocation of seats to the winning party is upheld for the
parliamentary elections, the President will most likely be the candidate of the parliamentary majority. This outcome risks jeopardising the (restricted) role of the President as a neutral arbitrator between the state institutions and weakening the system of checks and balances set up under the draft amendments.