The time limits given are very short, but in the case of appeals between election commissions, this is in principle appropriate, since the matters at issue tend to be ones of urgency. However, one may doubt whether the relevant provisions can be implemented as strictly as foreseen by law. For example, it is not sure that the Constitutional Court will always be able to decide upon election appeals within only five days, as requested by Article 77.4. For fully informed judgments on complex cases of (alleged) election fraud, this time span may prove to be too narrow. In such cases, the legitimacy of the constitutional review – and, eventually, of the Electoral Code – might be challenged.
