through political activism. Electoral controversies and difficulties to which this one can give rise may, in terms of their resolution, require experience and knowledge which are not always acquired in other sectors of activities. An excellent judge, who deals normally with judicial matters, is not compulsorily a good judge of electoral matters, issues which do not provide legal clarity of the matters which are normally dealt with in law courts. A good human rights activist, desirous of defending the violated rights of such persons, is not necessarily best suited to deal with issues relating to elections, in view, for example, of the emotional and passionate charge which often characterizes this kind of matter, or the need to be seen as being balanced in the administration of sanctions when all the faults detected are not those of only one party. In most countries, it is stated clearly that these stakeholders – government, parliament, political parties and civil society – appoint members according to variable modalities. In Burkina Faso, the INEC is made up of 5 members proposed by the party in the majority, 5 members proposed by the opposition parties, 5 members by civil society organizations(CSO) among which 3 are proposed by religious organizations, 1 by traditional rulers and 1 by associations for the defense of human rights and freedoms. In Niger, the country's INEC, contrary to what obtains in Burkina Faso, does not have, as one can see here below, a fixed number of members due to the fact that this number depends on the number of the political parties legally recognized. Attempts are made through its composition to include all the authorities involved in the electoral process. For the purpose of ensuring representation, the composition deserves to be reproduced exactly as follows: 21