THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF SOMALIA Article 118. Civil Servants and Public Employees (1) Civil servants and public employees shall exercise their functions in accordance with the law and solely in the public interest. (2) Civil servants and public employees shall not be leaders of any political party. (3) The law shall determine the categories of state employees who may not be members of political parties, and the activities that are incompatible with their duties. (4) The legal status of the state employees shall be regulated by law. (5) Permanent jobs with the government may be earned only by an open competition, except in the circumstances described by law. Article 119. Civil Service (1) The Federal Government and the Federal Member States may recruit their employees. (2) There shall be a civil service both at the Federal level and at the level of the Federal Member States;; (3) The Federal Government and the Federal Member States may cooperate in the deployment of staff, in order to ensure that expertise and experience are available where needed and in order to promote national unity. (4) The Civil Service of the Federal Government and Federal Member States shall be formed on the basis of proportional representation of the resident population. CHAPTER 12: FEDERAL MEMBER STATES Article 120. Institutions of the Federal Member States The establishment of the legislative and executive bodies of government of the Federal Member States is a matter for the Constitutions of the Federal Member States. Article 121. (1) Principles for Constitutions Principally, the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Somalia and those of the Federal Member States shall be harmonized. 43