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1.The constitution of a political party shall specify its purposes, structure and rules of operation, and in particular:
1)the party's name, abbreviated name and seat,
2)manner of acquiring and losing membership,
3)rights and obligations of members,
4)the party's governing bodies, including bodies representing the party in dealings with third parties and authorised to incur financial obligations, their competencies and duration of their term of office,
5)procedure for appointing the party's governing bodies and filling vacant seats on those bodies,
6)manner of incurring financial obligations, raising funds and procedure for preparing and approving the statement of the party's financial activities,
7)rules of establishing and winding up the party's local organisational units,
8)rules for amending the constitution,
9)manner of dissolving the party and procedure for merging with other party or parties.
2.The constitution of a political party shall be adopted by the general assembly of the party's members or the assembly of their democratically elected representatives.