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The Venice Commission and the OSCE/ODIHR have previously recommended eliminating the prior five-year citizenship and residency requirement for parliamentary candidates from the Constitution. The revised Constitution has reduced the requirements of nationality and residency from five to four years, but the restrictions remain not fully in line with the international and European standards. In addition, the prohibition on dual citizens to stand for election can be seen as an unreasonable restriction that is contrary to international standards.