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The OSCE/ODIHR and the Venice Commission also previously recommended changing from a largest remainder method to a divisor method to avoid potential deadlock in the method of seat distribution. This recommendation is not addressed by the amendments. In addition, in a constituency, a political party having received a surplus of seats with the weakest mandate of the party is removed and the seat is given to a party in the same constituency that has more seats after the initial distribution. There is concern that there will not always be such a party in the constituency. The provisions do not provide a solution should this situation occur. Unfortunately, the amendments do not address such a potential deadlock.