According to the Explanatory Note of the draft Law, the latter is intended to implement “a preventive mechanism resulting from the unconstitutional declaration of a political party”. The European Court of Human Rights has recognised that the setting up of self-protection mechanism to preserve the democratic order, for instance by excluding from the legislature any senior officials who had committed gross violations of the Constitution or breached their oath provided for in the Constitution constituted a legitimate aim.42 The Court also recognised the legitimacy of the aim of ensuring loyalty to the State or the integrity of public office holders and public trust in public institutions, in the case of the judiciary.43 The Constitutional Court justified its decision to declare the political party Şor unconstitutional by the fact that its judgement was “first and foremost a forward-looking act of democracy, defending itself against a real danger.” The stated aim to defend the Constitution and the integrity of the democratic State, by preventing a political party from taking power unconstitutionally, as expressed in the decision of the Constitutional Court which led to the prohibition of the political party Şor, is legitimate and may justify restrictions to the right to be elected. Similarly, the stated aim to implement a decision of a Constitutional Court would also prima facie constitute a legitimate aim if such was mandated by the decision.