Common use of Reform of the electoral regime and organisation Clause in Contracts

Reform of the electoral regime and organisation. To ensure greater autonomy and independence of the organisation of elections, including the National Electoral Council (Consejo Nacional Electoral), or such institution as might act in its stead, and to modernise the electoral system and make it more transparent in order thus to provide greater guarantees for political participation under equal conditions and to improve the quality of democracy, a special electoral mission will be set up after signature of the Final Agreement. The mission will be composed of seven high-level experts, the majority of whom shall be Colombian citizens, as follows: one representative from the MOE (Electoral Observation Mission - Misión de Observación Electoral) and six experts to be selected from organisations, which will include the Xxxxxx Center, the Department of Political Science of the National University of Colombia, the Department of Political Science of the University of Los Andes, and the Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy (NIMD). The Mission will start its work immediately after the signature of the Final Agreement. Within a period of six months, the Mission will submit its recommendations based, inter alia, on good national and international practices, the input received from political movements and parties and from the electoral authorities, and taking account of the specific problems faced by women vis-à-vis the electoral system. The Mission will advance a broad-based, effective process of participation with all political parties, movements and groupings in order to obtain the broadest possible consensus in the production of the Final Report. The National Government will use these recommendations to make such regulatory and institutional changes as are necessary.

Reform of the electoral regime and organisation. To ensure greater autonomy and independence of the organisation of elections, including the National Electoral Council (Consejo Nacional Electoral), or such institution as might act in its stead, and to modernise the electoral system and make it more transparent in order thus to provide greater guarantees for political participation under equal conditions and to improve the quality of democracy, a special electoral mission will be set up after signature of the Final Agreement. The mission will be composed of seven high-level experts, the majority of whom shall be Colombian citizens, as follows: one representative from the MOE (Electoral Observation Mission - Misión de Observación Electoral) and six experts to be selected from organisations, which will include the Xxxxxx Center, the Department of Political Science of the National University of Colombia, the Department of Political Science of the University of Los the Andes, and the Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy (NIMD). The Mission will start its work immediately after the signature of the Final Agreement. Within a period of six months, the Mission will submit its recommendations based, inter alia, on good national and international practices, the input received from political movements and parties and from the electoral authorities, and taking account of the specific problems faced by women vis-à-vis the electoral system. The Mission will advance a broad-based, effective process of participation with all political parties, movements and groupings in order to obtain the broadest possible consensus in the production of the Final Report. The National Government will use these recommendations to make such regulatory and institutional changes as are necessary.