How the 7 Sages of the Constitutional Council Refused to Be Outmaneuvered

The constitutional revision proposed by the PASTEF majority aimed to replace the Constitutional Council with a nine-member Constitutional Court. The current seven Sages would have had to approve a reform causing the dissolution of their own institution and potentially the end of their positions. By invalidating the revision, they refused to submit to what they saw as 'institutional hara-kiri.' The key issue was the appointment of new members by the President of the Republic, with no guarantee of reappointment for outgoing members.