First, it is crucial to emphasise the constitutional provisions in this respect in order to determine how the constitution deals with the separation of powers, the rule of law, the supervision of the government by parliament and parliamentary committees, the constitutional court (or equivalent body), electoral courts or commissions, the Ombudsman and the Auditor General. Such bodies and institutions should therefore perform their duties with regard to the principle of equality of all citizens before the Law. Furthermore, in their decisions and actions, they should ensure objectivity and impartiality. Such principles should clearly apply to electoral processes as a whole as well as to the supervision of such processes. Indeed, the equal access for political parties to public resources and to media should prevail. Moreover, the State should be constantly neutral throughout the electoral process.