As for Article 25 of the ICCPR, this provision makes it clear that any restrictions to the right to stand for election “must be justifiable on objective and reasonable criteria” and “persons who are otherwise eligible to stand for election should not be excluded by unreasonable or discriminatory requirements such as education, residence or descent, or by reason of political affiliation.” Regarding Article 3 of the First Additional Protocol to the ECHR, even if it is not directly applicable to elections for local authorities, the general principles on the right to be elected as developed by the ECtHR are noteworthy and capable of providing at least analogous guidance: any interference with this right constitutes a violation unless it satisfies the requirements of lawfulness, pursues a legitimate aim and is proportionate.