PART 7: POLITICAL PARTIES Political parties 6 of 2001 60. (1) No association, other than a political party registered under or pursuant to an Act of the National assembly, shall sponsor candidates public elections. (2) No association shall be registered or remain registered as a political party if- (a) it is formed or organised on an ethnic, sectional, religious or regional basis; (b) its internal organisation does not conform with democratic principles; or (c) its purpose if to subvert this constitution or the rule of law. (3) An Act of the National Assembly shall make provisions for the better implementation of this section. CHAPTER VI THE EXECUTIVE PART 1: Office of President 61. Qualification For election as President 62. THE PRESIDENT (1) There shall be a President of The Gambia who shall be the Head of State and of Government and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces. (2) The President shall uphold and defend this Constitution as the supreme law of The Gambia. (1) A person shall be qualified for election as president if(a) he or she is a citizen of The Gambia by birth or descent, (b) he or she attained the minimum age of thirty years but not more than sixty-five years;