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"State practice confirms the variety of available choices, and no system can be considered, from an international law perspective, to be more valid than any other, provided it bears a reasonable relationship, in law and in practice, to the internationally prescribed objective."

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IPU: Free and Fair Elections: International Law and Practice, p. 114

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Free and Fair Elections: International Law and Practice

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While no electoral system is prescribed by international law, the system chosen must be consistent with international obligations and should be clearly stated in law.