20 c) The 4th December 1977 Constitution The Head of State is declared Emperor by the MESAN extraordinary Congress, whilst the National Assembly is made up of elected Members of Parliament who enjoy all immunities. d) The Constitution of the 1st February 1981 restablished the universal suffrage for the election of the President of the Republic, Members of Parliament and their Deputies. The mandate of the President of the Republic is 6 years and he is re-eligible for a single term only, whereas the Members of Parliament and their Deputies are elected for a five year term. e) The Constitution of the 26th November 1986 renewed the direct universal suffrage for the President of the Republic with a mandate of 6 years, and made provision for him to be re-eligible for an indefinite period. The Parliament consists of two Chambers: the National Assembly made up of Members elected by universal suffrage and the Economic and Social Council, made up partly by elected Councillors and partly by Councillors nominated by the Authorities. Their mandate is for a five year term. f) The 14th January 1995 Constitution This Constitution which remained in force up to 15th March 2003, confirms in its Preamble that the ballot box is the sole source of the poltical power’s legitimacy. g) The 27th December 2004 Constitution Under this Constitution, the Republic re-affirms its attachment to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, to the International Conventions relative to these Rights, to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights and to the duly ratified International Conventions. 2.2. The Constitutional Decrees/Acts The Constitutional Acts were passed in 1966, 1979, 1981 and in 2003. - The Constitutional Act n°1 of the 1st January 1966 dissolved the Constitution of 1964 ; - The Constitutionnel Act n°2 of the 8th January 1966 established the provisional organization of the Authorities: Article 19 stipulates that the President of the Republic assumes total executive power. He legislates by Decree; - The Constitutional Act of the 21st September 1979 re-established the Republic;