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Furthermore, the Venice Commission and ODIHR recommend, after the 2021 parliamentary elections:A. To abolish the possibility for leaders of political parties to compete in several constituencies;


B. To respect equal rights for all parties in a coalition to appeal actions and decisions of the coalition;
C. To introduce the possibility for individual candidates to submit complaints and appeals against the allocation of seats inside a list;
D. To clarify the definition of the threshold for local elections in the sense that it applies at municipality level, if necessary through a by-law;
E. To revise Article 67(4) of the Electoral Code in order to reduce the minimum number of candidates to appear on a list;
F. To consider making an exception to the 1 % national threshold for national minorities;
G. To continue addressing any outstanding and future ODIHR election-related recommendations.