In order to put an end to the deadlock, an inter-party dialogue process between the government and opposition, mediated by members of the European Parliament, resulted in the adoption on 18 September 2021 of a number of measures aimed at improving the electoral process. A second dialogue was launched under the auspices of the speaker of the parliament, held in parallel without foreign mediation, and led to an agreement on 29 October. While a number of opposition parties expressed dissatisfaction with the dialogue processes and considered the outcomes limited, all of them decided to participate in these elections”. And even though some stakeholders felt the changes were introduced too close to the elections, it must be underlined that the process was inclusive and led to broad agreement on a significant revision of the legal framework in February 2022, which in turn enabled the participation of the opposition not only in the electoral process but also in the election administration.