The amendments under review aim to address the lack of effective remedy pointed out in the previous Joint Opinion by providing for the respective mechanisms by, among others, envisaging a possibility for affected persons to appeal the respective decisions of the electoral bodies to the court. The amendments also provide for the submission of evidence to prove that, before the declaration of the unconstitutionality of the political party, the individual tried to determine the party to quit the actions that led to its being declared unconstitutional or they have dissociated publicly from these actions (new Article 16 (23)). The Venice Commission and ODIHR welcome that, in the context of verifying the evidence presented by the candidate, the Central Electoral Commission shall carry out a hearing in satisfaction of the fundamental principle of audi alteram partem and that the person shall be entitled to the presence of legal counsel (Article 68(51)).