(1) When fulfilling his or her duties, every member of the Federal Parliament shall be guided by the best interests of the nation as a whole.
(2) While fulfilling his or her duties in accordance with Clause 1 of this Article, every member of the House of the People of the Federal Parliament has a special responsibility to represent the constituency he or she has been elected from, regardless of their political or party affiliations.
(3) Every member of the Upper House of the Federal Parliament has a special responsibility to represent the interests of the Federal Member State that the member represents, and to safeguard the federal system, whilst acting in the spirit of inter-governmental cooperation.