Article 17 of the Law as a whole appears to excessively rule the internal structure of the political party, with three imposed bodies and a minimum number of members of the council (it could be simply provided that it should be a collegial and not a one-person body); the authorities explained that this number was derived from the custom of decision-making collegial bodies having an odd number of members and the new requirement for 40% gender representation. It is not clear whether “board” or “presidency” is just another name which can be given to the council or a supplementary body which can be created; paras 6 and 8, as well as the requirement of a secret ballot in para 10, also appear as over-prescriptive.