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Title IV: Of the National Council of the
Transition
• Structure of legislative chamber(s)
Article 49
The legislative and constitutive power of the Central African Republic lies with the
National Council of the Transition.
Article 50
• Size of first chamber
The National Council of the Transition is composed of one hundred and thirty five
(135) members representing the different political and socio-professional categories
of the country.
Members of the National Council of the transition bear the title of National
Councilor. Each National Councilor is a representative of the Nation.
• First chamber selection
• Term length for first chamber
• Removal of individual legislators
Members of the National Council of the Transition are appointed by the
organizations from which they come for the duration of the Transition. They can only
be replaced in the event of their death, voluntary resignation, permanent incapacity
due to medical causes, or if their removal is announced by a vote in plenary of the
National Council of the Transition. The list of appointed National Councilors by the
organizations to become members of the National Council of the Transition is to be
announced by the Constitutional Court.
• Secrecy of legislative votes
Votes by National Councilors are personal. The ballot is carried out as a public ballot
or through a secret vote, except in the case of the election of a person, which must
always be carried out through a secret vote. Any imperative mandate shall be
deemed null and void. The rules of procedure of the National Council of the
Transition can in exceptional cases authorize proxy voting. No one can receive more
than one proxy.
• Leader of first chamber
• Standing committees
Article 51
The National Council of the Transition elects a Bureau from within its midst
composed of:
• A President
• A Vice-President
• A General Rapporteur
• A Deputy General Rapporteur
• Two Quaestors
The members of the Bureau are elected by their peers for the duration of the
Transition.
In the event of the death, voluntary resignation, permanent incapacity due to
medical causes of the President of the National Council of the Transition, the
Vice-President replaces him and carries out his mandate till the end. Elections for a
new Vice-President shall proceed within eight (8) days of this vacancy. If the
National Council of the Transition is not in session, it will be immediately reconvened
in an extraordinary session.
Central African Republic 2013
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