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The Constitutional Court also appears to have only the option to validate or invalidate the entire proposal (Articles 8.3 and 8.4 of the draft law). In case of multiple amendments, there is a risk that a limited unconstitutionality leads to the invalidation of the whole text. It is true that a new initiative for constitutional revision may be introduced by one third of the MPs. Nonetheless the Venice Commission and OSCE/ODIHR recommend that the Court be entitled to provide a nuanced ruling on the constitutionality of each proposed amendment, indicating also where the draft could be changed to ensure its constitutionality.