In late March, only months ahead of the presidential election, the National Assembly passed two laws to modify the electoral process: one law expands the board of the country's national electoral commission, Elections Cameroon (Elecam), from 12 members to 18, while the other grants the Constitutional Council the exclusive right to publish election results. The first law was the result of pressure from the opposition and the UN to broaden the representation of civil society and opposition parties in Elecam (March 2011, The political scene), which until now has been governed exclusively by former members of the ruling party and the neutrality of which has thus been questioned. Although the new members have not yet been appointed-at this point it is unclear whether the entire board will be reconstituted, or whether only six new members will be appointed-the stated objective of the new legislation was to allow greater integration of the country's socio-political views. The main opposition party, the Social Democratic Front, which had threatened to boycott the presidential election unless the constitution of Elecam was amended (November 2010, The political scene), claimed the new law as a victory and appears ready to contest the election.