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Rules and Procedures for the Election of the Constitutional Loya Jirga

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These are the rules and procedures for the election of delegates to the Constitutional Loya Jirga. It sets out the duties and responsibilities of various officials, including the Secretariat, as well as the nomination and election procedures for women, refugees, internally displaced persons, and ethnic minorities.

Zimbabwe: Global Political Agreement

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The Global Political Agreement, which took effect on February 11, 2009, was approved in September 2008 by the Zimbabwe African National Union - Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) and the the two Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) formations. It was designed to resolve Zimbabwe's political and economic crisis and chart a new political direction for the country. Article VI hereof set up the framework for COPAC, the constitutional reform process and the constitutional referendum.

Protocol Establishing the Somali National Constituent Assembly

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This protocol establishes the National Constituent Assembly (NCA), to be selected by the Traditional Leaders. The mandate of the NCA (825 delegates) was to consider and vote to provisionally adopt the draft Provisional Constitution. The NCA was to be dissolved after such mandate. This protocol describes the required qualifications of the delegates, required gender quota and structures and procedures of the NCA.

The Constitution of Kenya Review Act (Chapter 3A) (2009)

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This is the revised Constitution of Kenya Review Act from 2009. The legislation creates the Constitutional Commission in Kenya for review of the Constitution. The Act details: the composition of the Commission, including the qualifications of its members, the functions, powers, and privileges of its members, the report of the commission regarding constitutional issues, and the financing of the review process.&nbsp