-(1) A person shall not be entitled to be elected to hold the office of

39.-(1) A person shall not be entitled to be elected to hold the office of for election as President of the United Republic save only if - President Act No.15 (a) he is a citizen of the United Republic by birth in accordance with of 1984 the citizenship law; Art.9 Act No.4 (b) he has attained the age of forty years; of 1992 (c) he is a member of, and a candidate nominated by, a political party; Art.13; (d) he is qualified to be a Member of Parliament or a Member of the Act No.34 House of Representatives; and of 1994 (e) within the period of five years before the General Elections, he has Art.8 Act No.3 of not been convicted by any court for any offence relating to evasion Art.7 (2) Without prejudice to any person’s right and freedom of expression to hold his own views, to profess a religious faith of his choice, to associate with others and to participate with others in community work in accordance with the laws of the land, no person shall be qualified to be elected to hold the office of President of the United Republic unless he is a member of, and a candidate proposed by, a political party.