National Council

The National Council of the Democratic Party was voted in the National Assembly held on April 30th, 2022.

The National Council, in accordance with the program, the Statute and the decisions taken by the National Assembly, directs and runs the political activity of the Party in the time period stretching between two meetings of the Assembly. It takes all the important political decisions required by the circumstances and at the times when they are not provided for in this Statute as the right of the Assembly alone.

The National Council consists of the Chairman of the DPA and 150 members elected by secret ballot casting from the National Assembly. In this number are included former Presidents of the Republic, former Prime Ministers and former Speakers of the Assembly and the former Chairmen of the DPA, who are members of the DPA at the time of the meeting of the National Council. The National Assembly elects the members of the National Council by secret ballot casting from a list proposed by the Chairman of the Party, after approval by the Party Presidency.

The National Council is led by the President of the Council, who is elected at the first meeting of the constitution process of the National Council, from among at least two alternative candidacies. The rule prescribes that the National Council meets no less than twice a year.

The National Council exercises these powers and holds the following competences:

a) decides by secret ballot casting on the election with alternative candidacies or the dismissal from office of the Secretary-General; Party Deputy Chairmen; the elected members of the DPA Presidency; functional Secretaries; Chairman and members of the Appeals Committee; and also of the Chairman and members of the Financial Board of the Party.
b) approves the final list of electoral candidates according to the proposal of the DPA Presidency;
ç) approves the strategies and the electoral and political program of the DPA;
d) approves coalitions before or after the election;
dh) decides the disciplinary measures for the members of the National Council or the Presidency of the DPA;
e) approves the DPA Rules of Conduct as proposed by the Secretariat and the Presidency of the DPA.

Below you can find the complete list of members of the DPA National Council: