In the Central African Republic, the new members of the Constitutional Council were sworn in on Friday March 22 in Bangui. The current term ends at the end of March. With the new Constitution, the method of appointment has changed and this new Council replaces the Court, established in 2016.
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With our correspondent in Bangui, Rolf Stève Domia-leu
They are no longer formally judges since the Constitutional Court was replaced by a Council but they have kept the toga. In their red coat, embroidered in white and black, and in front of a hundred guests, each member responded to the call of their name and committed to respecting the fundamental law.
At the beginning of March, Head of State Faustin Archange Touadéra signed a decree appointing new members of this institution. The current term ends at the end of March.
In accordance with the new Constitution of August 30, 2023, the method of designation has changed, which the opposition has denounced. From nine judges elected by their peers, in corporations, we go to eleven members, five of whom are elected. Three are chosen by the head of state, three others by the president of the National Assembly.
Their mandates increase from 7 to 9 years. The outgoing president, Jean-Pierre Waboué and Inès Valérie Waby-Bekaï, two outgoing members, are retained.
Now sworn in, this new team made up of magistrates, lawyers and law professors will have the task of electing a president and a vice-president in the coming days.
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