During the meetings with representatives of the political parties, the rapporteurs were informed that the abolishment of the gender quotas were part of a political agreement between the party currently in government and one opposition party.11 The latter proposed the draft amendments and, in exchange for the support by the government party, backed their candidate for the position of the CEC Chairperson. The draft amendments were registered in Parliament on 22 March 2024, became public on 1 April, were subject to a first hearing at the Legal Issues Committee on 2 April, to a first plenary hearing on 3 April and finally adopted on 4 April, by 85 votes in Parliament; the President’s veto was also overridden by 85 votes (on 15 May 2024), while Parliament is composed of 150 members.12 Under the circumstances described above, the Venice Commission cannot conclude that the amendments were adopted by broad consensus after extensive public consultations with all relevant stakeholders and addressing prior recommendations.