As said in the June 2017 Opinion, the possibility of a late replacement of candidates by political parties facilitates centralised control over the candidates, including those in singlemember constituencies. It is a positive step that the deadline for amending the list of candidates will be 14 days rather than 7 days as appeared in the earlier proposal. However, the Venice Commission and ODIHR recommend further reducing the deadline for the withdrawal of candidates to avoid replacements so late in the process.