The Venice Commission aims at promoting the dissemination and the consolidation of a common European Constitutional Heritage implying common universal values, including in the electoral field (the European Electoral Heritage).In parallel, the Venice Commission always takes into close consideration the countries’ proper traditions and evolution in establishing or consolidating democratic institutions, while issuing opinions and reports. This approach applies to the electoral field. Despite promoting common values necessary to democratic elections, the Venice Commission does not recommend any specific electoral system. As stated in the Venice Commission’s Code of Good Practice in Electoral Matters, “any electoral system may be chosen”, within the respect of the principles defined by the Code. The Code of Good Practice in Electoral Matters is therefore clear on the matter. This was confirmed in opinions of the Venice Commission on specific countries. For example, in the joint opinion on the Act on the elections of members of parliament of Hungary, it is written that both “[t]he Venice Commission and the OSCE/ODIHR do not recommend any specific electoral system. Similarly, there are no international standards recommending a specific method or degree of proportionality regarding the distribution of seats. The States enjoy a broad margin of appreciation as these choices are political decisions.”