Blòk pa Blòk Social Contract — full text
The 88 articles in 8 titles, with the update articles numbered with a suffix (16-1, 50-1, 79-1, 88-1…).
Fundamental principles
Includes art. 4 (rule of law, prohibition of summary executions)Article 1
Article 2
Article 3
Article 4
Article 5
Article 6
Article 7
Article 8
Transition and return to legitimacy
Update: art. 16-1 to 16-10 (Legislative branch)Article 9Continuity of the State and permanent electoral function
The continuity of the State rests in particular on the regular functioning of its institutions and the periodic renewal of elected authorities.
The competent Electoral Council, with due respect for its constitutional independence and for the law, ensures on a permanent and recurring basis the planning, preparation and organization of elections.
During a transitional period, the authority temporarily exercising executive power guarantees, as a priority:
– the continuity of the State;
– security;
– the functioning of essential services;
– the independence, protection and legally required resources of the Electoral Council.
Organizing elections is not a task specific to the transition, but a permanent democratic function exercised by the competent Electoral Council.
No executive authority may take the place of the Electoral Council in administering the electoral process.
Article 10Temporary exercise of executive power
Any authority temporarily exercising executive power acts in accordance with the Constitution and the applicable legal framework.
Its powers, its composition and the length of its mandate are clearly defined and made public.
It ensures institutional continuity without taking the place of independent institutions or exercising powers that are not legally assigned to it.