The Code of good practice further underline that changing electoral system “frequently or just before (within one year of) elections” is a bad thing because “Even when no manipulation is intended, changes will seem to be dictated by immediate party political interests”. It therefore recommends “stipulating in the Constitution that, if the electoral law is amended, the old system will apply to the next election – at least if it takes place within the coming year – and the new one will take effect after that”.