In 2022, as in 2012, the presidential and parliamentary elections were held on the same day. Neither the Constitution nor the electoral laws fix the time of the elections, except indirectly, through limitation of duration of mandates to five and four years for the president and MPs, respectively. Observations have shown that the holding of elections on the same day has given the president further advantage of incumbency. The International Election Observation Mission for the 2022 elections found that the elections, “presented diverse political options, but a number of shortcomings resulted in an uneven playing field, favouring the incumbents.” To further the constitutional aim of a strong parliamentary system where the president expresses state unity and performs a neutral function in government formation, additional measures could be considered to limit the influence of the presidential election campaign over the parliamentary race.