Paragraph 17

 

Furthermore, the framework conditions for a free and fair vote must be guaranteed, such as:

 

-       respect for fundamental rights, in particular freedom of expression and the press, freedom of circulation inside the country, freedom of assembly and freedom of association for political purposes;

-       organisation of the referendum by impartial electoral commissions;

-       the widest possible access of national and international observers;

-       an effective system of appeal.[8]