Article 6. In Tajikistan the people shall be the bearer of sovereignty and the only source of state power, which provide it directly or through their representatives. The public referendum and free elections shall be the supreme direct manifestation of the power of the people. The people of Tajikistan, irrespective their nationalities, shall constitute the citizens of Tajikistan. No social association, political parties, group of people, or individual shall have the right to usurp state power. The usuipation of power or appropriation its powers shall be prohibited. Only the President, the Majlisi Milli and Majlisi Namoyandagon of the Majlisi Oli of the Republic of Tajikistan in their joint session shall have the right to speak on behalf of all the people of Tajikistan. Article 7. The territory of Tajikistan shall be indivisible and inviolable. Tajikistan shall consist of the Badakhshan Mountainous Autonomous Region, regions, towns, districts, settlements, and villages. The state shall ensure the sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity of Tajikistan. Agitation and actions aimed at disunity of the state shall be prohibited. The Constitutional Law shall define the procedure of establishing and changing of administrative and border units. Article 8. In Tajikistan public life shall be developed on the basis of political and ideological diversity. Ideology of any party, social and religious association, movement and a group shall not be recognized as a state ideology. Social associations and political parties shall be established and function within the framework of the Constitution and laws. Religious organizations shall be separate from the state and shall not interfere in state affairs. The establishment and activity of public associations and political parties which encourage racism, nationalism, social and religious enmity, and hatred, as well as advocate the forcible overthrow of the constitutional state structures and the formation of armed groups shall be prohibited. Article 9. State power shall be exercised on the basis of the separation of the legislative, executive, and judiciary branches. Article 10. The Constitution of Tajikistan shall have supreme legal force and its norms have direct affect. Laws and other legal acts that contradict the Constitution shall be of no legal validity.