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Article 101
 

Resolution of complaints


(1) Decisions on the complaint shall be adopted by the absolute majority of votes of the members of the electoral body, in accordance with the procedure laid down in the Regulation on the activity of that body.


(2) After considering the dispute, the electoral body is entitled to adopt the follow­ing resolution:


a) to declare the complaint inadmissible;


b) to accept fully or partially the complaint;


c) to reject the complaint as unfounded;


d) to ascertain the violation of the electoral legal framework and/or to order the parties to remove the established infringements;


e) to apply or request the application of sanctions for the found violations.


(3) In case of challenging the decisions taken by the lower electoral bodies, the su­perior electoral body shall have the right to:


a) declare the complaint inadmissible;


b) reject the complaint and maintain in force the decision of the lower electoral body;


c) to admit the complaint and amend or, where appropriate, repeal fully or par­tially the decision of the lower electoral body, issuing a new decision.


(4) In case of complaints concerning the coverage of elections by media service pro­viders, the Audiovisual Council shall adopt decisions and undertake necessary measures in accordance with the procedure laid down in the Audiovisual Media Services Code, with the exception of time limits and procedures that shall be applied in accordance with this Code.


(5) The decisions of the electoral bodies and decisions of the Audiovisual Council adopted under the conditions of this Chapter shall be enforceable immediately after be­ing adopted, except for the cases of suspending their enforcement. Enforcement of the electoral bodies decisions adopted under the conditions laid down in Article 102 (5) shall be suspended de jure, from the moment of challenging the legality of those decisions.


(6) Courts shall adopt and pronounce judgments and decisions, as well as issue the resolution in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Code and the Civil Procedure Code.


(7) Judicial acts issued under the conditions of this chapter shall be final and en­forceable as soon as they are being pronounced, unless their enforcement is being sus­pended.