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The Venice Commission and ODIHR would like to underline the particularity of the present situation. The authorities amended the legislation with the stated aim to implement the judgement of the Constitutional Court. The principle of stability of electoral law cannot be invoked to prevent the timely implementation of a judgement if it requires legislative changes to comply with constitutional norms and principles. Moreover, while adoption of legislation by broad consensus after extensive public consultations with all relevant stakeholders is always suitable, the absence of consensus should not be an obstacle to the execution of the judgement. However, it is important to note that the Constitutional Court judgement did not explicitly mandate any legislative amendments for the judgement to be fully implemented.