The first part of this recommendation has been implemented by introducing a two-thirds parliamentary majority vote for the election of the chairperson and non-partisan (“professional”) members of the CEC, with a final anti-deadlock mechanism: if no two-thirds majority is reached in the first round of voting, a second (again two-thirds), third (three-fifths) and fourth (simple majority) round are possible. While this can be a rather lengthy process (a period of at least four weeks must be kept between the different rounds of voting), the new provisions are clearly a positive step forward, in line with the aforementioned recommendation and with the political agreement. In contrast, the significant reduction of the period between different rounds of voting, from four weeks to one, in the transitional provisions should be reconsidered as it may be detrimental to reaching consensus between the ruling and opposition parties. The authorities indicated in this respect that the parliamentary parties represented in the electoral reform task force had agreed on this reduction in view of the limited time left before the forthcoming local elections. However, the rapporteurs share the significant concerns raised by several other interlocutors that such a transitional rule might put at risk the success of the reform aimed at guaranteeing a balanced composition of the election administration.