unified municipalities, and municipal unions shall be reinforced with the necessary financial resources. B. Courts: [1] To guarantee that all officials and citizens are subject to the supremacy of the law and to ensure harmony between the action of the legislative and executive branches on the one hand, the constants of common coexistence and the basic rights of the Lebanese as stipulated in the Constitution on the other hand: 1. The higher council which is stipulated by the Constitution and whose task it is to try President s and ministers shall be formed. A special law on the rules of trial before this council shall be promulgated. 2. A constitutional council shall be created to interpret the Constitution, to observe the constitutionality of the laws, and to settle disputes and contests arising from Presidential and parliamentary elections. 3. The following authorities shall be entitled to refer to the constitutional council in matters pertaining to interpreting the Constitution and observing the constitutionality of laws: a. The President of the Republic. b. The Speaker of Parliament. c. The Prime Minister . d. A certain percentage of members of the Chamber of Deputies. [2] To ensure the principle of harmony between religion and State, the heads of the Lebanese confessions may refer to the constitutional council in matters pertaining to: 1. Personal status affairs. 2. Freedom of belief and practice of religious rites. 3. Freedom of religious education. [3]. To ensure the judiciary's independence, a certain number of the Higher Judiciary Council’s members shall be elected by the judiciary body. C. Parliamentary Election Law: Parliamentary elections shall be held in accordance with a new law on the basis of provinces and in the light of rules that guarantee coexistence between the Lebanese, and ensure the sound and efficient political representation of all the people's factions and generations. This shall be done after reviewing the administrative division within the context of unity of the land, the people, and the institutions. D. Creation of a socioeconomic council for development: A socioeconomic council shall be created to insure that representatives of the various sectors participate in drafting the State's socioeconomic policy by providing advice and proposals. E. Education: 1. Education shall be provided to all and shall be made mandatory for the elementary stage at least. 2. The freedom of education shall be emphasized in accordance with general laws and regulations. 3. Private education shall be protected and State control over private schools and textbooks shall be strengthened.