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However, the Venice Commission and ODIHR make the following key recommendations aimed at improving these amendments:


A. Reconsidering the provisions relating to electoral thresholds;
B. Clarifying the notion of “false information” so that it does not interfere with legitimate aims, for example investigative media, or stifle political debates;
C. Extending legal standing to allow for voters to submit challenges against election results;
D. Clarifying the meaning of “gross violation” as a ground of early termination of powers of a member of a constituency and precinct electoral commission;
E. Providing for longer time frames to submit an application for recount.