3.2.2 Relationship between the electoral commission and other institutions involved in the management of elections The relationship between the electoral commission and other institutions involved in the management of the electoral process is worth a particular attention on the part of anyone involved in making efforts to improve the management of election in West Africa. Indeed, if this question is not well discussed, even with a perfect distribution of the functions together with adequate means for each institution, the electoral process may suffer severe deficiencies. For instance, in the best scenario, each of the said institutions will correctly play its part, but if the handover cannot function, the coordination for the synergy of efforts needed for the success of the electoral process, which is a group movement, may fail. Furthermore, in a case where the relationships are not clearly defined attempts to infringe on each other's field of responsibility can be observed, risking confusion and conflicts of all kinds. To solve this problem, it should be ensured that at least the relationship between the electoral commission and the other institution involved in the electoral process is effectively established and that measures are taken for its proper functioning. Necessary relationships have to be established between the commission and the government(the executive) to ensure that means are effectively made available by the government for a proper functioning and management of the commission. Links with the parliament(the legislative) should also be planned to ease the prevision of the budget of the commission and the creation of favourable conditions for the electoral legal framework. Attention should also be paid to the relationship between the commission and the judiciary since this latter contributes to the management of electoral disputes at all levels of the process, depending on the variable modalities in Anglophone and Francophone countries. 157