constituteproject.org PDF generated: 28 Mar 2017, 17:22 A Union statute shall determine the modalities of consultation and of functioning of these bodies. TITLE VIII: REVISION OF THE CONSTITUTION • Constitution amendment procedure Article 42 The President of the Union and a minimum of one third of the Members of the Assembly of the Union shall both have the right to initiate amendments to the Constitution. • Referenda To be adopted, a Government or a Private Member’s Bill to amend the Constitution must be approved by two thirds of the total membership of the Assembly of the Union as well as by two thirds of the total membership of the Island Councils, or by referendum. • Unamendable provisions No amendment procedure shall be initiated or continued where the integrity of the national territory, the inviolability of its internationally recognized borders or the autonomy of its islands is placed in jeopardy. TITLE IX: TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS Article 43 The institutions of the Union provided for in the present Constitution shall be established within a period not exceeding twelve months starting with the adoption of the present Constitution. Article 44 The institutions of Maoré shall be established within a period not exceeding six months, starting on the day on which the circumstances which prevent the island from rejoining the Union of the Comoros cease to exist. • Motives for writing constitution The present Constitution shall be revised in order to draw the institutional consequences of the return of Maoré to the Union of the Islands of Comoros. Article 45 The present Constitution shall be adopted by referendum. Article 46 The election of the President of the Union shall take place at the same time as the election of the Governors. TITLE X: FINAL PROVISIONS During the transitional period the election of the councilors of the islands of Mwali, N’dzuwani and Ngazidja shall be held at the same time as the election of the Deputies of the Assembly of the Union. During the transitional period and with a view to harmonizing the elections of the heads of the island executives and of the Union, the Deputies and the councilors of the islands convened in Congress shall fix by absolute majority the date of the Comoros 2001 (rev. 2009) Page 18