CHAPTER THREE: DEMOCRACY AND POLITICAL GOVERNANCE which would have the advantage of, among other things, making practice conform to the Constitution; strengthening the institutional capacities of the APN (e.g. restructuring the introduction and amendment of legislation, strengthening parliamentary control, subordinating presidential ordinances to prior authorisation and strengthening prerogatives in financial matters); strengthening the material status and guarantees of elected national members; and reviewing the way in which draft legislation and proposals adopted by the APN are approved by the National Council, by changing the required three-quarters majority to that of simple majority. (Attention: the government; the parliament; the people by means of a referendum) 2. Consolidate the independence of the judiciary and the autonomy of judicial power by removing the Higher Council of the Magistracy from the control of the executive (the President and the Minister of Justice respectively, as President and Deputy President). (Attention: the government; parliament; the Higher Council of the Magistracy; unions of judges) Objective 5: Guaranteeing efficient, capable, effective and accountable public office i. Summary of the CSAR 254. Insofar as institutional development to achieve an efficient, effective public service is concerned, the CSAR emphasises that the Algerian public service operates in an environment that is characterised by generalised state reform, and further by the reduction of its sphere of intervention, the lifting of state monopolies and the thrust towards effectiveness and/or profitability, which previously was not a priority for the centralised economy. Within this context, the public service faces a number of important challenges, including meeting social needs, the principal vocation of the public service; guaranteeing the effectiveness and efficiency of public services; ensuring the accessibility of public services to all citizens, as well as a permanent, universal public service. 255. The CSAR mentions several factors that significantly reduce the effectiveness of public services in Algeria, the foremost of which is state monopoly of the commercial public services. In respect of the administrative public services, local administration is affected the most, with weaknesses in the underqualified and excessive number of public servants, budget-consuming structures, personalised functions or insufficient mastery of information and communication technology (ICT). To address these challenges, the state has initiated administrative reforms to modernise public administration and adapt it to the requirements of current social, economic and political changes. These 89