While thus the potential benefits of the recall cannot be overlooked, the risks associated with this procedure are considerable. If not precisely defined and established, the recall can be abused as a tool - by the political parties in the battle against their political competitors but also by incumbents to artificially alter the conditions of electoral competition - and becomes a political "weapon". Moreover, the recall can be misused by various interest or pressure groups to destabilize the governance and make it inefficient by preventing selected politicians from taking certain steps or decisions because of the danger of being removed by the citizens. As a result, such perspective makes public office less attractive and may lead to irresponsible behaviour. At local level the danger of manipulation is even higher: the recall may be used by the ruling parties at central level to exert a pressure on opposition-led municipality leaders thus reducing both local autonomy and the political pluralism in the country.