The principle of stability of electoral law must be respected. For any substantial changes to apply to the upcoming local and presidential elections of September and November 2020, they need to be adopted well in advance of the process to allow sufficient time for stakeholders to become familiar with the new provisions and make preparations required for compliance. No legislative changes should be applied to the electoral processes already underway, such as, for example, local elections in certain areas. For the upcoming presidential election, in line with international good practice, those proposed changes that are technical and do not affect “fundamental elements of the election law”, could be applied, if they enter into force prior to the beginning of the electoral process for this election.