(a) To bring the electoral process and legislative framework into line with international standards, especially those of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, demonstrate such commitment through the upcoming local elections in January 2007 and rectify the shortcomings of the electoral process, identified by the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights in its report of 7 June 2006, including, inter alia, election laws and practices that restrict campaigning opportunities for de facto opposition candidates, arbitrary application of electoral laws, including on registration of candidates, obstruction of the right of access to the media, biased presentation of the issues by the State media and falsification of vote counts;
(a) 使选举过程和立法框架与国际标准接轨，特别是与欧洲安全与合作组织的标准接轨，通过2007年1月的地方选举展示出此种决心，并纠正民主制度和人权办公室2006年6月7日报告所述选举过程的缺陷，除其他外，包括限制事实反对派候选人竞选机会的选举法和选举做法，任意适用选举法，包括有关候选人登记的法规，阻挠利用媒体的权利，国家媒体对问题予以歪曲以及伪造计票结果等；