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• Removal of individual legislators
In the event that the final decision of the Court of last instance is the sanction of
dissolution of a political organization, the Members of the Chamber of Deputies
elected on the ticket of the dissolved political organization shall automatically lose
their parliamentary seats.
• Replacement of legislators
By-elections shall be held to replace Deputies of the dissolved political organization
if the remaining period of their mandate is more than one year.
Article 56: National Consultative Forum of Political
Organizations
A National Consultative Forum of Political Organizations is hereby established for
purposes of national political dialogue, consensus building and national cohesion.
• Campaign financing
Article 57
Political organizations which are duly registered shall be given grants by the State.
An Organic Law shall determine the modalities for the establishment of political
organizations, their functioning, the conduct of their leaders, the manner in which
they shall receive state grants as well as the organization and functioning of the
Forum of Political organizations.
Article 58: Power sharing
The President of the Republic and the Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies shall not
belong to the same political organization.
• Attorney general
• Restrictions on the armed forces
Article 59: Functions incompatible with the active
membership of political organizations
Judges, prosecutors, members of the Rwanda Defence Force, members of Rwanda
National Police and members of National Intelligence and Security Service shall not
be members of political organizations.
TITLE IV: BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT
CHAPTER I: GENERAL PROVISIONS
• Claim of executive independence
• Judicial independence
Article 60
The branches of government are the following :
1°. the legislature;
2°. the executive;
3°. the judiciary.
The three branches are separate and independent from one another but are all
complementary. Their responsibilities, organization and functioning are defined by
Rwanda 2003 (rev. 2010)
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