According to Article 73 of the LEMP, “[t]here must be at least 40% of members of the underrepresented sex on the electoral list, so that among every five candidates in the list according to their order (the first five places, the next five places, and so on until the end) there must be three members of one and two members of the other sex”. The rapporteurs were informed that shortly after the 2022 election, several women MPs resigned and were replaced by men. To ensure that the gender balance is kept, the Venice Commission and ODIHR recommend considering the introduction of a provision according to which MPs who resigned after they were elected are replaced by next candidates of the same gender, in the case the resigning candidate is of the underrepresented gender, and the next candidate is of the overrepresented gender. This rule could also be applied in general to include cases of death or a loss of eligibility by standing candidates or elected MPs.