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"As a corollary to the above principle, and recalling that the rights guaranteed by Article 3 of Protocol No. 1 are crucial to establishing and preserving the foundations of a meaningful democracy (see Mathieu-Mohin and Clerfayt v. Belgium, 2 March 1987, ยง 47, Series A no. 113), the Court finds it particularly important for an agency in charge of electoral administration to function in a transparent manner and to maintain impartiality and independence from political manipulation.
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- The election management process should be transparent.
- The state should establish an independent and impartial election body.
- The rights to vote and to be elected are crucial to establishing and maintaining democracy governed by the rule of law.
- The composition of the election commission can vary, but the principles of independence and impartiality should be upheld.