First instance body dealing with electoral disputes

Decree D/068/PRG/CNDD/SGPRG/2010enacting the Constitution, adopted by the National Transition Council on

April 19, 2010 /

D?cret D/068/PRG/CNDD/SGPRG/2010Promulguant la Constitution adopt?e par le Conseil National de Transition le

19 avril 2010

Art. 33 (1): If no dispute concerning the validity ofthe electoral process is filed by any of the candidates to the Registry of theConstitutional Court within eight days after the first comprehensive tabulationof the reults was published, the Constitutional Court declares elected the Presidentof the Republic

(? Si aucune contestationrelative ? la r?gularit? des op?rations ?lectorales n'a ?t? d?pos?e par l'undes candidats au Greffe de la Cour Constitutionnelle dans les huit jours quisuivent le jour o? la premi?re totalisation globale a ?t? rendue publique, laCour Constitutionnelle proclame ?lu le Président de la République. ?)

Art. 93(1): The Constitutional Court is competent on constitutional and electoral mattersand cases regarding fundamental rights and freedoms.

(? La Cour Constitutionnelleest la juridiction comp?tente en mati?re constitutionnelle, ?lectorale et desdroits et libert?s fondamentaux.?)

Art. 94 (2) : The Constitutional Court shalladjudicate disputes regarding national elections.

(? La CourConstitutionnelle statue sur le contentieux des ?lections nationales. ?)

Art. 155 (1) : Pending the establishment of theConstitutional Court and the Court of Auditors, the Supreme Court remainscompetent to adjudicate cases falling within the jurisdiction conferred to suchcourts respectively.

(? En attendant lamise en place de la Cour Constitutionnelle et de la Cour des Comptes, la CourSupr?me demeure comp?tente pour les affaires relevant de la comp?tence d?voluerespectivement ? ces juridictions. ?)

Link: http://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---ed_protect/---protrav/---ilo_aids/documents/legaldocument/wcms_127006.pdf

OrganicLaw n? 91/012/ctrn enacting the Electoral Code, modified by Organic Laws n?l93/038/ctrn of 20/08/1993, l/95/011ctrn of 12/05/1995 and L/2010/------/cnt ofApril 22, 2010 / Loi Organique n? 91/012/ctrn portant Code Electoral modifi?epar les lois organiques n? l93/038/ctrn du 20/08/1993, l/95/011ctrn du12/05/1995 et L/2010/------/cnt du 22 avril 2010

Art. 184: Under the conditions and deadlines laid downin Article 33, paragraph 2 of the Constitution, any candidate in the electionmay challenge the validity of the electoral process in the form of a petitionto the President of the Constitutional Court.

(? Dansles conditions et d?lais fix?s par l?article 33 alin?a 2 de la Constitution,tout candidat au scrutin peut contester la r?gularit? des op?rations?lectorales sous la forme d?une requ?te adress?e au Président de la CourConstitutionnelle. ?)

According to Article 155, paragraph 1, of theConstitution, pending the establishment of the Constitutional Court and theCourt of Auditors, the Supreme Court remains competent to adjudicate casesfalling within the jurisdiction conferred to such courts respectively. Thus,the Supreme Court acts as a Constitutional Court in cases of electoraldisputes.