(1) Civil servants and public employees shall exercise their functions in accordance with the law and solely in the public interest.
(2) Civil servants and public employees shall not be leaders of any political party.
(3) The law shall determine the categories of state employees who may not be members of political parties, and the activities that are incompatible with their duties.
(4) The legal status of the state employees shall be regulated by law.
(5) Permanent jobs with the government may be earned only by an open competition, except in the circumstances described by law.