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In a previous 2018 report, the Venice Commission recognized that a constitutional amendment is required to modify term limits for presidents. Any adjustment in a political system that affects checks and balances between the executive and the legislative branches and that has an impact on the citizens’ ability to hold representatives accountable should be adopted through the established amendment procedure, according to the Constitution. Introducing or lifting term limits of members of parliaments entails a modification of the conditions of the representative mandate; only the sovereign people can modify the scope of delegation which they have given to MPs: term limits should therefore be established in the Constitution.