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Paragraph 49
 

As regards the appointment of Constitutional Chamber judges, Article 74 par 4 (1) as amended specifies that this shall be done by the Jogorku Kenesh following a “submission” of possible candidates by the President; Article 97 par 2, which remains unchanged, sets out the eligibility requirements for becoming a judge of the Constitutional Chamber. At the same time, these provisions do not refer to the involvement of self-governing bodies, which may imply that the President has potentially a quite wide discretion in this respect, save for the need to comply with Article 97 par 2.