Article 69 new para 9 (former Article 65) affords the CEC the responsibility to decide on the number of authorised persons within the voting premises and to restrict access to polling stations during emergency periods as necessary. Such a measure is justified provided that it does not lead to arbitrary choices by the CEC regarding access by election observers. The observation of elections is indeed one of the most important guarantees of legality of the elections and a source of public trust. Alternative solutions may therefore be acceptable if they are widely agreed by the various political forces and non-governmental organisations and if applied as transitory and exceptional measures.