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| Article (27): annual Conference of the
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The annual Conference of the party consists of:
1- Members of the Political Bureau
2- Members of the General Secretariat
3- People's Assembly and Shura Council members who are party members.
4- Members of the central secretariats
5- Members of the Supreme Policies Council
6- Members of the bureaus of the offices of the governorates
7- Secretaries of the Districts and the assistant secretaries and the assistant
secretaries for organisation affair
8- Five per cent of the secretaries of the party units in each governorate.
They would be chosen in the light of the proper procedures.
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| Article (28): agenda of the annual
Conference
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The annual Conference of the party does the following:
1- supervising the application of the annual plan of the party.
2- Discussing and endorsing the annual plan of the party and its final budget.
3- Discussing the general policies the party receives in the light of the Work
Methods.
4- Amending the Party structure of the party in the light of the proposals of the
Political Bureau. The articles from 1 to 10 and articles 15, 19, 24 would be
exceptional to any amendment. Articles from 28 to 35 and articles 37, 39, 57,
62, 63 and 76 would be exceptional as well. All the previously mentioned
articles would be amended upon the recommendations of the general conference
only.
5- Endorsing the changes the Chairman of the Party makes to the membership of
the General Secretariat.
6- Discussing the reports and studies presented to the Conference.
7- Discussing the other issues the Chairman of the Party adds to the agenda of
the Conference.
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| Article (29): the general conference
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The general conference of the party consists of the members of the annual
Conference. It also consists of the members of the elected and chosen governorate
committees and members of the bureaus of the offices of the Districts. The
representation of governorate party units' secretaries increases to 15 per
cent. The general conference has the same agenda of the annual Conference in
addition to the following:
1- Electing the Chairman of the Party
2- Voting to choose the required members of the Political Bureau in the light
of the recommendations of the Party Chairman.
3- Voting to choose the required number of General Secretariat members in the
light of the recommendations of the Political Bureau
4- Amending the articles of the Party structure of the party and its basic
principles in the light of the requirements of party work
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| Article (30): the general conference
and the annual Conference
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Both the general conference and the annual Conference are held upon an invitation
from the Chairman of the Party and under his chairmanship.
For the general conference and the annual Conference to be held 40 per cent of
their members at least must attend them. Organisation procedures and the
agendas are regulated by proper procedures.
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| Article (31): electing the party
chairman
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The Chairman of the Party is elected through direct balloting. A special
committee is formed upon a decision by the Political Bureau two weeks before
the general conference is held to supervise the election of the Chairman of the
Party. This committee consists of the following five members who are not
running to the party top spot:
1- The oldest of the party vice chairmen to head the committee
2- The oldest of the members of the Political Bureau who is not running to the
post of Party Chairman
3- Chairman of the Secretariat of Legal Affairs or the oldest of the members of
the secretariat if the Chairman of the Secretariat is running to the post of
Party Chairman
4- Two former members of the Judicial Authority who are party members In case
there is not a party vice chairman or all party vice chairmen are running for
the post of Party Chairman, the oldest of the members of the Political Bureau
heads the committee. The younger Political Bureau member, who is not running to
the party's top spot, would become a member of this committee. The committee
receives applications of the contenders for the party chairmanship to ensure
that all applicants meet the conditions necessary for the post. The committee
also supervises the electoral process from the beginning, vote counting and
declaring the results of the elections.
The Party Chairman must meet the following criteria:
1- To be Egyptian with Egyptian parents
2- He must not be less than 40 years old
3- To have been a party member for five years at least preserving all
membership requirements
4- To get the signatures of not less than 20 per cent of the members of the
general conference
The Chairman of the Party is elected in a special session at the inauguration
of the general conference. The session is headed by the chairman of the
supervising committee who proclaims the Chairman of the Party. In case none of
the candidates for the party's top spot gets a majority of votes a rerun takes
place in the same session between the two contenders who get the highest number
of votes. In case one of the candidates only changes its mind before entering
the rerun the other candidate must get the approval of 50 per cent of the
members to become Party Chairman. Otherwise, the election would be held again
from the very beginning according to the rules of this system. The Chairman of
the Party heads the general conference once this election session ends. The
term for the Chairman of the Party is five years. A Chairman of the Party can
be re-elected more than one time. In case the position of Party Chairman is
empty for one reason or another the oldest of the deputy chairmen, if he is not
going to run for the top spot, or the oldest of the members of the Political
Bureau becomes party chairman temporarily. The acting party chairman invites
members to hold an exceptional general conference to elect a new party chairman
within a period of three months.
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| Article (32): responsibilities of
the Party Chairman |
The Chairman of the Party is entitled with the mandate of supervising and
leading all party formations and organisational levels and heads any party
meeting he attends. In addition to all this, the Chairman of the Party is
authorised to do the following:
1- Elect the Secretary General
2- Pick the assistant secretary generals from the General Secretariat and
define their responsibilities
3- Add members to the General Secretariat in the light of article
(36) of this system
4- Choose members of the steering office of the General Secretariat from
the General Secretariat of the party
5- Reform the Political Bureau and the General Secretariat. The decision of the
Party Chairman in this regard is supposed to be presented to the following
general conference or annual Conference
6- Choose the secretaries of the central secretariats from the General
Secretariat
7- Choose the representatives of the Parliamentary Bureau in the People's
Assembly and the Shura Council
8- Choose the Chairman and members of the Secretariat of values and Legal
Affairs
9- Invite the general conference and the annual Conference to convene
10- Elect the eight members of the Political Bureau which the general
conference endorses
11- Invite the Political Bureau to convene
12- Endorse the organisational structure and proper procedures laid by the General
Secretariat
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| Article (33): party vice chairmen
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| The Chairman of the Party is authorised to choose a vice chairman and define
his responsibilities.
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| Article (34): the political bureau
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The Political Bureau of the party consists of the Party Chairman and the
following members:
1- Party vice chairmen
2- The Prime Minister if he is a party member
3- The People's Assembly Speaker and the Chairman of the Shura Council if they
are party members
4- The Secretary General of the Party
5- Other eight members the general conference endorses in the light of the
recommendations of the Party Chairman The Political Bureau convenes twice a
year at least upon an invitation from the Party Chairman to be headed by the
Chairman himself.
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| Article (35): responsibilities of
the political bureau |
The Political Bureau does the following:
1- Elects the required number of the members of the General Secretariat
2- Chooses the party secretaries in the governorates
3- Chooses the candidates of the party in the parliamentary elections,
municipal council elections in the light of the recommendations of the General
Secretariat and according to the proper procedures
4- Sketches out the general policies
5- Endorses the general policies the Secretariat for Policies refers to it and the
General Secretariat endorses
6- Endorses the general program of the party, which the Secretariat for Policies
prepares and the General Secretariat endorses
7- Supervises the application of the decisions of the general conference and
the annual Conferencees
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| Article (36): formation of the
General Secretariat
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The General Secretariat consists of the following:
1- Twenty five members who are chosen by the general conference in the light of
the recommendations of the Political Bureau
2- Not more than 15 other members to be chosen by the Party Chairman. The
Secretary General of the Party is elected in the light of article
(38) of this system. The Party Chairman chooses the assistant secretary
generals from the General Secretariat and defines their responsibilities. The
General Secretariat convenes once each month at least upon an invitation by the
Party Chairman to be headed by the Party Chairman himself. It also convenes
whenever the Chairman of the Party sees fit. The Prime Minister, if he is a
party member, has the right to attend the meetings of the General Secretariat.
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| Article (37): responsibilities of
the General Secretariat |
The General Secretariat is responsible for drawing up the organisational
structure of the party and proper procedures to put this system into action. These
things are considered functional once the Party Chairman endorses them. The
General Secretariat also does the following:
1- Supervises all party activities
2- Puts the decisions of the Chairman of the Party, the Chairman of the
Political Bureau, the decisions of the general conference and the decisions of
the annual Conference into action
3- Chooses the required number from the members of the Districts and governorate
committees
4- Forms the bureaus of the offices of the Districts and the governorates
5- Leads the activities of the bureaus of the offices of the governorates
6- Picks the members of the central secretariats from the party members
7- Supervises the activities of the general secretariats
8- Endorses the general policies of the party and refers them to the Political
Bureau in the light of the proper procedures
9- Endorses the program of the party and refers it to the Political Bureau
10- Suggests the candidates of the party in the parliamentary elections and for
the posts of municipal chairmen and then refers the names to the Political
Bureau in the light of the proper procedures
11- Chooses the candidates of the party in the municipal council elections
12- endorses the annual budget of the part and then refers it to the general
conference or the annual Conference
13- chooses the members of the Supreme Policies Council
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| Article (38): electing the
Secretary General
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The Chairman of the Party chooses one of the party members to elect for the
post of Party Secretary General. He then refers the name of the candidate for
this post to the General Secretariat. This person must win the approval of the
majority of the General Secretariat members to take over. Otherwise, the Party
Chairman chooses another person for the post. The Party Chairman also has the
right to ask the Secretary General to leave his post. The new Secretary General
has to pass through all the previously mentioned procedures.
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| Article (39): responsibilities of
the Secretary General
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The Secretary General manages all the daily activities of the party including
the following:
1- Supervising the application of the directives of the Party Chairman and the
Political Bureau
2- Supervising the work of the Secretaries of the central secretariats and the
governorate secretaries
3- General supervision of administrative and financial affairs
4- Drawing up applicable proper procedures putting in to mind the responsibilities
of the General Secretariat in this regard and the need for a Party Chairman
endorsement before the decisions are put into action
5- Issuing decisions relating to the formations of the bureaus of the offices
of the party in the various Districts and governorates
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| Article (40): steering office
of the General Secretariat
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The General Secretariat has an office bureau to be headed by the Secretary
General. This bureau contains the assistant secretary-generals, and a number of
the members of the General Secretariat as members. The bureau supervises the
daily party activities.
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| Article (41): responsibilities of
the steering office of the General Secretariat
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The steering office of the General Secretariat does the following jobs:
1- Supervises daily party activities on all party levels
2- Refers monthly reports to the Party Chairman
3- Prepares for the convening of the monthly meeting of the General Secretariat
and deciding its agenda
4- Prepares for the general conference or the annual Conference of the party
5- Chooses members of the bureaus of the offices of the central secretariats
6- Choosing the chairman and the members of the specialised policies committees
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