The Committee of Ministers can avoid such an eventuality by making use of the flexibility offered by the new Article 5, paragraph 4 of the Convention, that is by granting the member elected to replace a member who departs early a term of office of other than four years.
Le Comité des Ministres peut éviter une telle situation en faisant usage de la souplesse que lui confère le nouvel article 5, paragraphe 4 de la Convention, c'est-à-dire en attribuant au membre élu en remplacement un mandat d'une durée autre que quatre ans.