Different measures could be taken to strengthen the independence of the REC. One possible solution is de-politicising both the appointment process and the composition of the REC by including members from non-political institutions that are perceived as being neutral. This may also have the additional advantage of improving the professionalism of the REC, which is not guaranteed by the present model, for example, if one or more members are judges (as suggested by the Code of Good Practice in Electoral Matters). According to Article 16, members of the REC must have a higher education law degree, but this alone hardly guarantees expertise and professional skills in electoral administration. Another solution is to detach the appointment of the REC from the parliamentary terms and/or stagger appointments so that not all members are appointed in the same parliamentary term (in case the changes are introduced to the fully political compositions appointed by the parliament). It is also possible to prevent politicisation by requiring a qualified majority to adopt certain decisions, which in the current laws are made by the majority of all appointed members (see Article 12).