As it can be concluded from this section, digital technologies impact in different ways, both positive and negative, the different types of democracy (electoral, deliberative and monitory) and all the stages of electoral processes. Taking that into account, the following sections will mainly focus on the impact of Internet and social media on electoral campaigns. While the principles are applicable to the electoral cycle as a whole and highlight the importance of free communication during electoral periods, this approach opens the possibility for further development of other reports, principles or subprinciples that focus on technologies used in other stages of electoral processes, in future documents.