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Article 80: Candidates for membership in the National Council shall fulfil the following requirements: - To be of Sahrawi nationality; - Without any criminal record; - To be of no less than 25 years; - To have a university degree in addition to five years of work or a professional experience of no less than five years in one or more of the following jobs: - Member of the chiefs of staff of the army or in a senior position; - Member of a regional bureau or in a senior position; 9 - Central director in a ministry or in a senior position; - Ambassador, representative or a head of a diplomatic mission; - Member of the National Council for one or more terms; - Member of the executive board of a mass organisation.