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Article 5
 

General ineligibilities


The following are ineligible for election to Assembly of the Republic:
a) The President of the Republic;
b) Repealed;
c) Serving court judges and public prosecutors;
d) Sitting judges who are not covered by the provisions of the previous paragraph;
e) Full-time military personnel and members of militarised forces, while on active service;
f) Serving career diplomats;
g) Persons who are exercising diplomatic functions on the date on which nominations are submitted, if they are not included in the previous paragraph;
h) Members of the National Electoral Commission.