Chapter 2:
Article 139:
Republic.
The Consultative Council
The Consultative Council shall be a consultative body to the President of the
Article 140: The composition of the Consultative Council and the mode of its operation
shall be defined by a presidential decree.
Article 141: The Consultative Council shall adopt the provisions of the presidential decree
in its rules of procedure.
Part 5:
Chapter 1:
Article 142:
Other Provisions
Religious and National Holidays
Religious holidays shall include the following:
- The beginning of the Islamic Year (Al-Hijra);
- Birthday of the Prophet Muhammad (Mawlid al-Nabi);
- The end of Ramadan (Eid-Ul-Fitr);
- The festival of sacrifice (Eid-Ul-Adha).
Article 143:
National holidays shall include the following:
- 27 February: the Proclamation of the SADR;
- 8 March: First Martyr;
- 10 May: The creation of the Frente POLISARIO;
- 20 May: Commencement of the Armed Struggle;
- 9 June: Martyrs’ Day;
- 17 June: Uprising Day;
- 12 October: National Unity Day.
Chapter 2: Amendment to the Constitution
Article 144: The National Secretariat may submit a proposal of amendment to the National
Preparatory Committee for the Congress that in turn shall submit the proposal among the
documents to be considered by the Congress.
- The Congress shall have the mandate to amend the Constitution until the complete recovery
of the SADR sovereignty over its entire national territory.
Article 145: The outgoing Secretary-General of the Front shall continue to discharge the
functions of the President of the Republic until the election of a Secretary-General of the
Front in the Congress.
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