Term limits usually apply to the Head of State/President of the Republic, while they are less common for members of parliaments. This distinction arises from the different nature of the executive and the legislative branch and from the different relationships among them. The literature emphasises “the danger of abuse of power by incumbents who seek to prolong their tenure”. Some authors state that presidential regimes give the incumbent an excessive advantage when they run for re-election; therefore, term limits “are meant to prevent incumbents from taking advantage of their position in order to remain in power” and to guarantee an even playing field for other candidates. To put in in the words of the Venice Commission, ”in a presidential system, the unlimited mandate creates the danger of having a “republican monarch”. These arguments are stronger in case of immediate re-election.