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(1) The members' assembly and executive committee constitute the essential bodies of the party and its regional branches. The statutes may state that in the supra-local branches the members' assembly may be replaced by a delegates' assembly whose members are elected for a maximum of two years at members' or delegates' assemblies of the subordinate branches. Land parties without any regional branches (Article 7 (1), sentence 4) may replace the members' assembly with a delegates' assembly if they have more than 250 members.
Delegates' assemblies may also be established for local branches which have more than 250 members or which cover a large geographical area.
(2) The statutes may also provide for other institutions (bodies) which help in the formation of opinion at regional branch level. They must be explicitly designated as such in the statutes.