At the same time, it is noted that in situations of boycott of parliamentary activities by most opposition parties, any legislation that could be seen as largely punitive in nature, and that targets opposition parties, should be avoided. As stated by the Venice Commission, there is a clear need for ensuring that majorities do not abuse their otherwise legitimate rights just because they won the elections. Undue restrictions on otherwise eligible parliamentary opposition parties to participate in the election administration would go against this principle, send the wrong message and set a dangerous precedent in terms of party pluralism and equality of opportunity in the electoral process. There are other more proportionate and appropriate means to achieve the goal of this amendment, which could involve imposing direct consequences on individual members of parliament for their actions, rather than excluding a political party from participating in the electoral process on the same basis as other parties.