constituteproject.org PDF generated: 28 Mar 2017, 17:22 • Type of government envisioned Comore). • National flag The national emblem shall be yellow, white, red, blue, a white crescent turned to the right and four white stars aligned from one end of the crescent to the other in an isosceles triangle on a green undercoat. • National anthem The national hymn shall be: Umodja Wa Massiwa. • National motto • Reference to fraternity/solidarity The motto of the Union shall be “Unity-Solidarity-Development.” An Act of the Union shall determine the seal of the Union. • Official or national languages • National capital The official languages shall be the Shikomor, the national language, French and Arabic. Article 2 Moroni shall be the capital of the Union. An Institutional Act shall fix the status of the city and determine the islands where the institutions of the Union have their seat. • Emergency provisions • Municipal government • Referenda Article 3 Sovereignty shall vest in the people which shall exercise it, in each island and in the Union as a whole, through its elected representatives or by referendum. No section of the people nor any individual may arrogate to itself, or to himself, the exercise thereof. Article 4 • Secret ballot • Claim of universal suffrage In the conditions determined by statute suffrage shall be universal, equal and secret. It may be direct or indirect. • Restrictions on voting All Comorians of either sex who are in possession of their civil and political rights may vote as provided for by statute. • Requirements for birthright citizenship • Conditions for revoking citizenship • Requirements for naturalization Article 5 Comorian nationality may be acquired, kept and lost according to statute. No one who is Comorian by birth may be deprived of his nationality. • Restrictions on political parties • Right to form political parties Article 6 Political parties and groups shall contribute to the exercise of suffrage, as well as to civic and political education of the people. They shall be formed and carry on their activities freely, in accordance with Union legislation. They shall respect national unity, sovereignty and the inviolability of the borders of the Comoros as internationally recognized, as well as the principles of democracy. TITLE II: RESPECTIVE POWERS OF THE UNION AND THE ILANDS • Municipal government • Subsidiary unit government Article 7 Respecting the unity of the Union and the inviolability of its borders as internationally recognized, each island shall administer and manage its affairs freely. Comoros 2001 (rev. 2009) Page 5