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proceedings.
(5) No person, shall be member of both the National Assembly and the Senate.
(6) The conditions for the election of members of the National Assembly and of the Senate, as well as
the immunities, ineligibilities, incompatibilities, allowances and privileges of the members of Parliament
shall be determined by law.
CHAPTER I
The National Assembly
Article 15
(1) The National Assembly shall comprise 180 (one hundred and eighty) members elected by direct and
secret universal suffrage for a five-year term of office.
The number of members of the National Assembly may be modified by law.
(2) Each member of the National Assembly shall represent the entire Nation.
(3) Any imposed mandate shall be null and void.
(4) In case of serious crisis, the President of the Republic may, after consultation with the President of
the Constitutional Council and Bureaux of the National Assembly to decide, by a law, to extend or
abridge its term of office. In this case, the election of a new Assembly shall take place not less than 40
(forty) days and not more than 60 (sixty) days following the expiry of the extension or abridgement
period.
Article 16
(1) At the beginning of each legislative year, the National Assembly shall meet as of right in ordinary
session under the conditions laid down by law.
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