From the CPT to the CEP: The Practice of a Shared Presidency

The Transitional Presidential Council (CPT) had managed to establish a Provisional Electoral Council (CEP). The departure of the CPT did not lead to that of the CEP. None of its members has been dismissed or replaced, and none has resigned to date. So what do these two councils have in common?

A rotating presidency seems to be the hallmark of both institutions. The members of the CPT, after trying to give themselves a president for the entire duration of the Council’s mandate, had reconsidered and opted for a shared presidency. In less