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Article 195
 

Composition and Procedure for the Formation of the Central Electoral Commission


1. The Central Electoral Commission shall be composed of seven members. 


2. The Chairperson and other members of the Central Electoral Commission shall be elected by the National Assembly, upon recommendation of the competent standing committee of the National Assembly, by at least three fifths of votes of the total number of Deputies, for a term of six years. The same person may not be elected as a member, including as Chairperson, of the Central Electoral Commission for more than two consecutive terms. 


3. Everyone with higher education and complying with the requirements set forth for a Deputy may be elected as a member of the Central Electoral Commission. 


4. The incompatibility requirements prescribed for a Deputy shall extend to the members of the Central Electoral Commission. The law may prescribe additional incompatibility requirements therefor. 


5. The members of the Central Electoral Commission may not, during their terms of powers, hold membership in any political party or otherwise engage in political activities. They must show political restraint in public speeches. 


6. In case of violation of any of the conditions referred to in parts 4 and 5 of this Article, the powers of a member of the Central Electoral Commission shall be terminated by the National Assembly, by at least three fifths of votes of the total number of Deputies.