Article 42 of the new Electoral Code provides that the CEC is composed of seven members, elected by the Parliament with at least three fifths of votes of the total number of deputies, for a term of six years. In its version of 25 May, Article 42.6 stated that, if the chairperson or a member of the CEC is not elected by the Parliament within the prescribed time limit, the President shall appoint the acting chairperson or a member of the CEC, which shall hold the office until the proper election by the Parliament. Article 42.6 has now been amended and reads that the President should appoint the acting chairperson “in consultation with parliamentary factions”. The recommendation to hold consultations with all parliamentary parties has therefore been followed.