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If the Seimas had approved such amendments to the Central Electoral Commission Law, not only parties (coalitions) that have received mandates from Seimas members in a multinominal constituency could delegate their representatives to the CEC, but also the right to nominate one. . Representative before the CEC credits to finance the activities of a political party.
53 Seimas members voted in favor of such amendments presented to the Seimas on Tuesday by Rita Tamašunienė, a Seimas member representing the Lithuanian Polish Electoral Action-Union of Christian Families, 22 against and 40 abstentions. Colleagues did not dare to reject the project, but returned to the initiators for improvement.
Currently, the Central Electoral Commission is made up of candidates proposed by the president of the commission, the Minister of Justice, the Bar Association and the president, who are appointed by the Seimas in a secret ballot. The CEC also employs representatives appointed by parties that have been mandated by members of the Seimas in a multi-member constituency.
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