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"The Court considers that the lack of clarity of the electoral law as regards national minorities and the lack of sufficient guarantees as to the impartiality of the bodies responsible for examining the applicant’s challenges impaired the very essence of the rights guaranteed by Article 3 of Protocol No. 1. "
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CoE (ECHR): Case of Grosaru v. Romania, para. 57
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  • Special measures for advancing ethnic minorities or groups that have suffered past discrimination should be taken when circumstances warrant, but should not be maintained after the objectives for which they were taken are met, and should not result in the maintenance of unequal rights for different groups.
  • The state should establish an independent and impartial election body.
  • The composition of the election commission can vary, but the principles of independence and impartiality should be upheld.
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Case of Grosaru v. Romania

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