Despite this limitation, it is important to first assess the composition of the election administration in general, at least briefly. According to Article 33.1 of the Law on the Election of Members of Parliament, the “standing composition of the Republic Electoral Commission shall consist of the President and sixteen members appointed by the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia on the proposal of parliamentary groups of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia”. At least in the current composition of the National Assembly where nearly all political groups belong to the majority, this implies that the designation of the Republic Electoral Commission is controlled by the majority in Parliament. The Guidelines recommend that the Central Electoral Commission include “at least one member of the judiciary or other independent expert”. The Constitutional Court of Serbia held that judges cannot be members of electoral commissions on any level. This does not seem to exclude “other independent experts” from the Republic Electoral Commission. Even if the members of the latter are lawyers and act impartially, the composition of the election commissions has to appear impartial. Independent experts can increase the trust in the election authorities. Moreover, in its meeting with representatives of the Republic Electoral Commission, the Venice Commission was informed that, even in the case of early elections, the practice is to renew the composition of the Republic Election Commission – provided for in electoral legislation - after each parliamentary election. This reinforces the impression that this body is systematically dependent on the political majority of the moment. The Venice Commission recommends reconsidering the composition of the electoral administration to ensure its independence.