Most opposition parties boycotted the parliamentary election held in June 2020, citing that this election was held despite the health risks posed by the COVID-19 pandemic and for the alleged lack of democratic standards for the conduct of the election campaign and its coverage in the media as the reasons for the boycott. Apart from leading to the exclusion of the main opposition parties from the Parliament, the boycott also led to the exclusion of the opposition from being able to participate fully in the permanent compositions of electoral commissions (until agreement on the inclusion of extra-parliamentary opposition in EMBs was reached) or to participate in parliamentary commissions that nominate membership to bodies such as the Regulatory Authority for Electronic Media (REM), which is regrettable.