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Paragraph 49
 

It is the view of the Venice Commission and ODIHR that, for the new provisions to be in line with the principle of stability of electoral law, they should: a) be supported by a broad consensus encompassing the opposition, as far as possible and b) fully or at least significantly follow the recommendations of the Venice Commission, ODIHR and PACE or the Congress. In the present case, the new provisions would at least partly be written at a level higher than ordinary law – the Election Code is an organic law, whereas the Rules of Procedure of the Parliament are not; adoption as an organic law requires a 3/5 majority in Parliament, while the Rules of Procedure of the Parliament, as an ordinary law, do not require a qualified majority.