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The Commission is responsible for monitoring cases of corruption within the public
and private sectors. It carries out investigations into these cases and refers them to
the competent authorities.
The Commission must be consulted on draft laws related to its area of competence.
It can give its opinion on regulatory texts related to its area of competence.
The Commission is composed of independent, impartial, competent members, with
integrity, who undertake their tasks for a single six- year term. One third of the
members are replaced every two years.
Title Seven: Local Government
Article 131
Local government is based on decentralization.
Decentralization is achieved through local authorities comprised of municipalities,
districts, and regions covering the entire territory of the Republic in accordance with
boundaries established by law.
The law may provide for the creation of specific types of local authorities.
Article 132
Local authorities shall enjoy legal personality as well as financial and administrative
independence. They manage local matters in accordance with the principle of
administrative autonomy.
• Municipal government
• Subsidiary unit government
Article 133
Local authorities are headed by elected councils.
Municipal and regional councils are elected through general, free, direct, secret, fair,
and transparent elections.
District councils are elected by the members of municipal and regional councils.
The elections law shall guarantee the representation of youth in local authority
councils.
Article 134
Local authorities possess their own powers, powers shared with the central
authority, and powers delegated to them from the central government.
The joint and delegated powers shall be distributed in accordance with the principle
of subsidiarity.
• Municipal government
• Subsidiary unit government
• Municipal government
• Subsidiary unit government
Local authorities shall enjoy regulatory powers in exercising their mandates.
Regulatory decisions of the local authorities shall be published in an official gazette
of local authorities.
Article 135
Local authorities shall have their own resources, and resources provided to them by
the central government, these resources being proportional to the responsibilities
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