enables the latter’s smooth functioning and increases its autonomy. ? In order to determine the degree of the politicization of the electoral commissions, it would be better to avoid the involvement of political actors in the direct management of elections and to resort to proportionality as a criterion of representation of politicians on the commission. However, political actors can perform as observers of the electoral process and create the necessary conditions(legal, institutional, etc.) for the proper functioning of elections and for redress where necessary. ? Regarding the relationship between the electoral commission and the other institutions involved in the electoral process, it should be ensured that necessary relationships are effectively established between them (for example, between the commission and the executive, even if just to ensure that the necessary resources are made available for the management of the elections) and that measures are taken to enable the smooth functioning of the links established. ? For the fight against electoral fraud, attention must first be paid to the relations between the commission and the judicial and those between the commission and public security forces; then a kind of principle of the subsidiary should be established to regulate the sharing of roles and responsibilities between the commission and the other actors of the electoral process(political parties, civil society, media, etc.) as within the commission itself, and 208