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The draft Law changes a number of definitions in Article 1 of the Electoral Code. In particular, “electoral posters” and “electioneering” are defined more clearly, since pleas and declarations made by electoral contenders are now included in the definition of “electioneering” rather than “electoral posters” as in the current version. The definition of an “electoral bloc” is expanded in the draft Law and now includes also the prohibition for a party/organisation to join more than one pre-election alliance and to nominate candidates separately from the alliance if it joins one. These additional rules go beyond the definition of an “electoral bloc” as such and may be better placed elsewhere in the Code.