During both rounds, independent organisations raised concerns over the transparency of the process with reported violations in voting centres and journalists being barred from accessing data. In the first round, 7 constituencies had no candidates and 10 seats were automatically filled due to the absence of opposite names. The second round consolidated the low turnout rates despite governmental attempts to incite people to vote.

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