(Limits on matters of revision)
1. Laws revising the Constitution shall respect:
a) National independence and the unity of the State;
b) The rights, freedoms and guarantees of citizens;
c) The republican form of government;
d) The separation of powers;
e) The independence of the courts;
f) The multi-party system and the right of democratic opposition;
g) The free, universal, direct, secret and regular suffrage of the office
holders of the organs of sovereignty, as well as the system of proportional
representation;
h) The principle of administrative deconcentration and decentralisation;
i) The National Flag;
j) The date of proclamation of national independence.
2. Paragraphs c) and i) may be reviewed through a national referendum, in
accordance with the law.
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