If this draft Constitution is approved by the population through a referendum (no date has been set for the referendum), it will mark a major shift for local authorities and the territories they will administer. Article 68-1 of the document states that the department will encompass the communes (with the elimination of communal sections) and the arrondissements.

“Each department shall be administered by a governor elected by universal suffrage for a five (5) year term. The governor may be re-elected without term limits,” states Article 68-2.