20. The amendments address holding elections during emergencies, including epidemics and martial law. This matter has been previously addressed by the Venice Commission and ODIHR in their joint urgent opinion endorsed in July 2021,12 according to which the current regulation is overall in line with international standards.13 The opinion, nevertheless, recommended that specific measures for holding elections during emergencies including pandemic periods be stipulated in law or infra-legal texts well in advance of the forthcoming early parliamentary elections, including at the initiative of the CEC in its regulatory limits. At the same time, it should be noted that according to Article 91 of the Constitution, elections to the National Assembly shall not be held during martial law or state of emergency. In this case regular elections to the National Assembly shall be held not earlier than fifty and not later than sixty-five days after the end of martial law or state of emergency.