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The conduct penalised by draft Article 872 is certainly undesirable. However, it is doubtful that it should be punished under the Code on Minor Offences. A candidate who presents false information or conceals facts that result in ineligibility for elected office will already suffer negative consequences by losing his/her mandate according to electoral legislation. Spending additional public resources on an investigation in order to also sanction such conduct with a fine does not appear to serve a convincing purpose. If an additional sanction is warranted, for example, for preventive purposes, it could be imposed by an election commission under the Code on Infractions.