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

(? La CourConstitutionnelle est la juridiction comp?tente en mati?re constitutionnelle,?lectorale et des droits 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

Organic Law 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 du 12/05/1995et L/2010/------/cnt du 22 avril 2010

Art. 167 (1): The Constitutional Court shall hear andadjudicate any complaint and shall give final rulings on the validity of theelection of deputies to the National Assembly.

(? LaCour Constitutionnelle examine et tranche d?finitivement toute r?clamation etstatue souverainement, sur la r?gularit? de l??lection des D?put?s ?l?Assembl?e Nationale. ?)

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.