It is true that term limits may inhibit voters from choosing the incumbent or former president again as president. However, this is a necessary consequence of the need to restrict the right to re-election of the incumbent or former president. As argued above, limits on re-election pursue the aim of preserving democracy and protect the human right to political participation. They contribute to guaranteeing that periodic elections are “genuine” in the sense of Article 25 ICCPR and Art. 23(1b) ACHR, and to ensuring that representatives are freely chosen and accountable. In addition, when the people choose to adopt a presidential or semi-presidential system, they also have the authority to decide the presidential power and the term of office of the president. Presidential term limits are therefore a self-imposed restriction on the power of the people to choose a representative at their will with the aim of maintaining a democratic system.