SPLM National Convention To Discuss Presidential Term Limit: Secretary-General
The Secretary General of the ruling party Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM), Pagan Amum has said that the issue of presidential term limit in the party’s constitution will only be discussed by the party’s National Convention. 25 March 2013 By Waakhe Simon Wudu JUBA, 25 March 2013 [Gurtong] - Pagan told journalists today in Juba that, the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) Political Bureau had yesterday passed the draft copies of the party’s constitution and manifesto now awaiting to be presented to the party’s National Liberation Council (NLC). “So I would suggest that we actually wait for that time. It is only after the convention that these questions will be answered clearly. It is not going to be far it is going to be soon and the convention will address those and will adapt the final version of the constitution,” Pagan replied to questions from journalists during the press conference when asked on the presidential term limit. He refused to unveil the proposals of the Political Bureau on the term limits, saying it is only the supreme body of the party, the National Convention (NC) that has powers to debate and amends the issue including if the name of the party can be changed. Some of the issues passed in the party’s constitution included increasing youth power sharing from 10% to 20% and women affirmative participation from 25% to 35%, he said. He said next week the Political Bureau will table the party’s code of conduct and rules and regulations. The code of conduct deals with implementation of the party’s constitution and rules and regulations deal with the discipline of the party members. He said it is after the political bureau finalizes work on the party’s code of conduct and regulations that the date for the extra-ordination convention will be set. Posted in: Home, Governance -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
