The chair, deputy chair and secretary of a DEC or PEC may not represent the same party or bloc (Articles 26.11, 27.15, and 28.11). However, these Articles provide for the exceptions in cases where insufficient nomination by parties makes the fulfilment of this requirement impossible. While Articles 26.11, 27.15, and 28.11 seek to ensure that each party or bloc with members in the DECs obtains a “proportional share” of management positions, this laudable attempt to ensure fairness and equitable treatment may be difficult to implement in practice.
