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VII. Part V - The amendments to the provincial electoral law


B. Introduction of a temporal limitation to the mandate of the President of the Province, the assessors and the councillors (Article 45)


What is disputable is the time limit of nine (fourteen) years. The Provincial Council and the President of the Province are elected for 5 years (Article 48 Special Statute). Therefore, it seems more accurate to limit the mandate to 10 (15) years or two terms in office. This is, for instance, the option adopted in the abovementioned Autonomous Communities in Spain.