Download Councilors from amongst themselves. Article 2 : Article 4 of the PDI

Councilors from amongst themselves.
Article 2 :
Article 4 of the PDI internal rules and regulations is modified and completed as follows:
The Political Bureau may designate five (5) persons to be its members on the basis of the
contribution they may bring to the Party Political Bureau.
It is the Party Executive Committee which submits to the Political Bureau names of prospective
candidates and any person who does not attain the majority vote shall be rejected.
Members of the Political Bureau may not be designated at the same time but their mandate shall
expire at the same time.
Article 3 :
Article 6 of the PDI internal rules and regulations is modified and completed as follows:
Without prejudice to provisions in article 15 of the PDI Statute, after consultation with
President, the Vice President, the Secretary General and the Assistant Secretary General of
the Party, Party representatives from each District in the Province shall convene at a place
designated by the Party Executive Committee. This meeting shall elect three (3) Provincial
representatives to the Political Bureau and six (6) representatives to Congress.
If a member looses his/her membership to the Political Bureau, elections to replace him/her
shall be carried out. Such elections shall be conducted by the Executive Committee on the
basis of the Political Bureau resolution determining elections dates and related instructions.
Article 4 :
Article 8 of the PDI internal rules and regulations is modified and completed as follows:
In addition to other responsibilities, the Executive Committee or the Political Bureau may
assign them, the Permanent Party Commissions shall have the following attributions:
1. The Political Commission shall have the following responsibilities:
 Analyse the national policy and advise the Party accordingly. The Political
Commission may have Sub- Commissions on the basis of the Political Bureau
decision.
2. The Economic Commission shall have the following responsibilities:
 Mobilise and manage the Party patrimony.
3. The Social Commission shall have the following responsibilities:
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Promote harmonious
coexistence among its members;
Prepare requirements for Party meetings.
Article 5 :
Article 9 of the PDI internal rules and regulations is modified and completed as follows:
The Discipline Commission:
The Discipline Commission shall be instituted by the Political Bureau, if any discipline
problem arises.
When the Political Bureau institutes the Discipline Commission, it shall also determine its
attributions and mandate.
No conclusive disciplinary measure shall be taken against a Party member without prior
examination by the Discipline Commission.
Article 6 :
Article 13(2) of the PDI internal rules and regulations is modified and completed as follows:
The Executive Committee shall designate members of the Permanent Commission in the
Political Bureau who shall be confirmed by the latter.
The President of the Commission and his/her Assistant are elected from its members by the
Political Bureau.
Article 7:
Article 14(3) of the PDI internal rules and regulations is modified and completed as follows:
The Commission meeting shall be convened and chaired by its President. The Vice President
of the Commission shall assume the interim or replace the President when he/she is
unavailable or absent.
Article 8 :
Article 16 of the PDI internal rules and regulations is modified and completed as follows:
In addition to competence, clear-sightedness and intelligence the Party President and Vice
President ought to have, each should have at least three (3) years experience in the Party.
Article 9 :
Article 20 of the PDI internal rules and regulations is modified and completed as follows:
Each Party organ can invite to its meetings any Party member who is resourceful. Any
member invited in such meetings to give an opinion on certain issues shall not have voting
rights.
Article 10 :
Article 30 of the PDI internal rules and regulations is modified and completed as follows:
The Party Congress shall establish modalities to cater for its founder members who attained
old age or passed away without loosing the Party Vision. It shall also institute modalities of
thanking Party members who shall have made outstanding contribution to the Party.
Article 11:
Articles 10, 11, 14(1), 14(2) and 15 of the PDI internal rules and regulations are hereby
repealed.
Done at Kigali on 12/08/2007
PDI President
Sheikh HARERIMANA Mussa Fazil