Congress of the Polisario Front
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Congress of the Polisario Front مؤتمر جبهة البوليساريو Congreso del Frente Polisario | |
|---|---|
| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | 29 April 1973 |
| Structure | |
| Seats | Varies by Congress |
Length of term | 3 years, extensible to four |
| Authority | Polisario Front |
| Elections | |
First election | 10 May 1973 (1st) |
Last election | 13–22 January 2023 (16th) |
Next election | By 2026 (17th) |
| Rules | |
| Basic Law of the Polisario Front | |
The Congress of the Polisario Front (Arabic: مؤتمر جبهة البوليساريو, Spanish: Congreso del Frente Polisario) is the supreme decision-making body of the Polisario Front, with the power to decide on major tasks of the political, organizational, military, social, economic, diplomatic, media, cultural and other areas of the Front and the Sahrawi Republic.[1]
The Congress is held every three years, with the National Secretariat of the Polisario Front being able to postpone it for a year. Participants in the Congress include elected activists, members of the National Secretariat and government, ambassadors, local political officials, members of the General Staff of the Sahrawi People's Liberation Army, delegates elected from every military region, representatives of mass and student organizations, heads of the municipalities and delegates representing the Sahrawi community abroad.[1]
Congresses evaluate the phase between two congresses, decide a program of national action, review the provisions of the Basic Law of the Polisario Front and Constitution of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, elect both the Secretary-General for the Polisario Front and the members of National Secretariat, which is the leadership body capable of taking major decisions on behalf of the Polisario Front between congresses.[1]
