The special election was the second under the new Charter.

This is not a good example of meeting obligations under the Charter.

Under our charter, we are allowed to use force in the common interest.

The majority believed this would limit the rights under the Charter.

"It's kind of clear under the Charter that we do have the right to exist," he said.

Rather, it is acting, under the Charter, to maintain international peace and security.

It is the only city which still operates under its territorial charter.

But now that the city is operating under its new charter, the rules have changed dramatically.

From just six ships under charter when the war began, this total peaked at 255.

"It will be a little more formalized under the new Charter," he said.