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Venice Commission expresses opinion on amendments to Azerbaijanâ€™s Electoral Code and Law on Freedom of Assembly

13 June 2008 15:09 (UTC +04:00)

He said the opinion would be made public next week. Kuznetsov said some advices made by Venice Commission had not been taken into consideration. â€œFor example there is no amendment related to the commissionsâ€™ staffs although Venice Commission considered it as one of the main aspects. Implementation of new system on reviewing of complaints is a good case, but it is early to say how this mechanism will work. There are some doubts on itâ€. Kuznetsov said reducing of campaign period was undesirable case. â€œVenice Commission regrets that there is nothing new related to some issuesâ€. He emphasized the amendment on the finger-ink as a positive point. Kuznetsov said Venice Commission was not political institution, but it was body of legal cooperation. â€œImplementation of this law depends on the Government of Azerbaijan. Elections are the form of appearance of political will. If there some shortages in the Electoral Code, but political parties joining the elections demonstrate political will, then democratic elections are possibleâ€.
Venice Commission expressed quite positive opinion on the amendments to the Law on Freedom of Assembly.