Qualification · plurality · anti-capture
Independent offices
Offices in independent constitutional institutions combine merit and integrity with distributed appointment sources, protected terms and incompatibility rules. The selection process qualifies candidates; the Constitution determines who appoints.
Pre-Foundation · planned structure, not yet established
Today
Offices in the independent institutions have not yet been established. When real processes exist, this page will show the applicable criteria, appointments and disqualifications.
In brief
Public merit process
The Constitutional Appointments Commission verifies requirements, integrity and incompatibilities and forms lists where required.
No single source controls everything
Many collegiate bodies distribute seats among the National Assembly, Presidency, courts and independent institutions.
Protection from removal for loss of confidence
Removal requires cause and due procedure; political disagreement alone does not justify it.
Separation from recent political leadership
Decision-making oversight functions have a constitutional minimum incompatibility period for certain recent political offices.
How it works
Publish criteria before assessment begins.
Verify merit, integrity, conflicts and incompatibilities.
Apply the constitutional mechanism for that seat.
Term of office, budget, removal for cause and accountability.
Limits and safeguards
- The Constitutional Appointments Commission does not freely choose permanent office-holders except where the Constitution expressly provides otherwise.
- Deadlock does not authorise lowering a quorum or appointing an unqualified person.
- Independence does not eliminate audit, transparency, judicial review or liability for unlawful conduct.
What this means for you
For an independent office, technical qualification must be accompanied by a legitimate source of the seat, conflict controls and protection against capture.