Sahrawi National Council
| Sahrawi National Council المجلس الوطني الصحراوي Consejo Nacional Saharaui |
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President
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| Seats | 53 members |
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Political groups
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Government Polisario Front (53) |
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| First past the post | |
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Last election
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19, 20 February 2012 |
| Meeting place | |
| Sahrawi refugee camps, Tifariti | |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The Sahrawi National Council (SNC) or Sahrawi Parliament is the legislature of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic. Its structure and competences are guided by the Constitution of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR). The present speaker since 2010 is Kathri Aduh.[1]
It was first created by Polisario Front members and Sahrawi tribal notables as the Provisionary National Council in April or November 1975, after the proclamation of Guelta Zemmur. On February 27, 1976, POLISARIO leader El-Ouali Mustapha Sayed announced that the Council had declared the creation of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, of which it became the first parliament. On the POLISARIO's III General Popular Congress (August 26–30, 1976), a newly elected membership was formally installed as the Sahrawi National Council.
The SNC is a unicameral body, with 53 seats, elected every two years (since the XIII POLISARIO Congress[2]) at the General Popular Congresses by delegates from the Sahrawi refugee camps at Tindouf province, Algeria, supplemented by representatives of the Sahrawi People's Liberation Army and the civil society organizations (UJSARIO, UNMS, UGTSARIO).[3] In the last election (2012), 35% of the parliamentarians were women. It usually convenes in Tifariti, at the Liberated Territories of Western Sahara, but on occasion also in the refugee camps.
Among the reforms enacted by the SNC is the abolishment of death penalty. In 1999, the SNC caused the fall of then Prime Ministers Mahfoud Ali Beiba government through a motion of no-confidence. The powers of the SNC were substantially expanded in the 1991 constitutional reforms of the SADR, and has since been further enhanced (last in 1999)[citation needed].
In its last election (2012), 158 candidates competed for 52 seats in 11 constituencies.[4]
Contents
List of presidents of the Sahrawi National Council
Below is a list of Presidents of the Sahrawi Provisional National Council:
| Name | Image | Entered office | Left office |
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| Mohammed Uld Ziu | 28 November 1975[5] | August 1976 |
Below is a list of Presidents of the Sahrawi National Council:
| Name | Image | Entered office | Left office |
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| ? | August 1976 | ? | |
| ? | ? | ? | |
| ? | ? | ? | |
| ? | ? | ? | |
| Abdelkader Taleb Omar |  |
1995 | 1999 |
| Salem Lebsir | 1999 | 2003 | |
| Mahfoud Ali Beiba | 2003 | 2 July 2010 | |
| Khatri Adduh | 2010 | Present |
| Party | Seats |
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| Popular Front for the Liberation of Saguia el-Hamra and Río de Oro | 53 |
| Total | 53 |
International membership
The Sahrawi National Council is a member of the Pan-African Parliament.[6] Since October 14, 2011, the SNC is a permanent observer member of the Andean Parliament.[7]
References
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