When it comes to constituency delineation, equality of opportunity should also be ensured. The Venice Commission recalls that certain delimitations of constituencies go against equality of opportunity, the so-called gerrymandering. In this regard, gerrymandering may be defined as a negative and manipulative act of politicians to redraw the legislative/electoral district boundaries to deprive the representation that another group or party would enjoy. Gerrymandering is, in sum, a manipulative political tool which distorts the democratic electoral process, undermines democratic and universal election principles, and renders legislative elections a meaningless exercise. By doing so, gerrymandering constitutes a breach of the principle of equal suffrage as it “deprive[s] the electorate of a meaningful influence on who gets elected.”