[This is the version of this document from 18 May 2017.]
The Pan-African Parliament,Noting that the principle of rotating the office of the President of the Pan-African Parliament is not prescribed in the basic texts of the Parliament;Aware of the fact that this principle is expressly mentioned in the amended Protocol of the Pan-African Parliament (Article 12 (1)) adopted by the 23rd Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, on 27 June 2014;Considering the very slow pace of ratification of the amended Protocol of the Pan-African Parliament by the Member States;Confirming that the unanimous support that the Regional Caucuses gave to their nominated candidates in accordance with Rule 15 (1) of the PAP Rules of Procedure is an accepted practice;Recognizing that the African Union respects the practice of rotating the presidency of its Organs;Accordingly decides that the Rules of Procedure of the Pan-African Parliament be amended in accordance with the provisions of Rule 93 to include the principle of rotation of the office of the President of the Pan-African Parliament.Adopted at Midrand, South Africa18 May 2017
