Joint Opinion on the Draft Working Text Amending the Election Code of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

With a view to support the efforts of the authorities of “the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia” to further improve the legal framework for elections in line with OSCE commitments, Council of Europe standards and other international best practices for the conduct of democratic elections, the OSCE/ODIHR and the Venice Commission offer for consideration to the Government the following recommendations. This document should be read together with the “Joint Opinion on the Electoral Code of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia”, provided by the OSCE/ODIHR and Venice Commission and adopted by the Council for Democratic Elections at its 17th meeting (8-9 June 2006) and the Venice Commission at its 67th plenary session (Venice, 9-10 June 2006; CDLAD(2006)026).