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1990
Constitution
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Document
of Pledge and Accord
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To
represent the republic at home and abroad. (94.1)
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To
represent the republic at home and abroad. (1)
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To
call the voters at the appointed time to elect the House of
Representatives. (94.2)
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To
call the voters to general elections at the appointed time.
(2)
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To
call a referendum. (94.3)
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To
call a referendum. (4)
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To
nominate a person to form the government, and to issue a
republican decree naming the cabinet members. (94.4)
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To
nominate a person to form the government, and to issue a
republican decree naming the cabinet members according to
the choice of the prime minister designate. (5)
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To
lay down, in participation with the government, the
general policy of the state and to oversee its
implementation as stipulated in the constitution. (94.5)
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To
participate with the government in discussing its draft
programme before presenting this to the House of
Representatives for the vote of confidence. (6)
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To
call the cabinet to a joint meeting with the Presidential
Council, as the need arises. (94.6)
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[Not
mentioned]
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To
name the members of the National Defence Council according
to the law. (94.7)
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To
consult with the prime minister in naming the members of the
Defence Council who are nominated by the cabinet, according
to the law. (8)
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To
promulgate the laws passed by the House of Representatives
and the Presidential Council, and to issue the regulations
for their implementation. (94.8)
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To
promulgate laws approved by the House of Representatives.
(9)
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To
appoint and dismiss senior government officials and
military/police officers according to the law. (94.9)
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To
sign the appointment, promotion and dismissal orders of
senior military and security officers of the rank of colonel
or higher, after approval by the cabinet. (11)
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To
establish military ranks according to the law. (94.10)
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To
ratify cabinet decisions to introduce new military ranks.
(12)
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To
award badges, medals, decorations stipulated by law, or to
permit the wearing of badges and honours awarded by other
states. (94.11)
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To
ratify cabinet decisions to award citations and honours
specified by the law. (12)
To
grant permission to wear badges and honours awarded by other
states. (13)
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To
issue decrees ratifying treaties and agreements approved by
the House of Representatives. (94.12)
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To
ratify treaties and agreements approved by the House of
Representatives. (15)
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To
ratify agreements not requiring ratification by the House of
Representatives after approval by the Cabinet. (94.13)
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[Not
mentioned]
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To
establish diplomatic missions and to appoint and recall
ambassadors according to the law. (94.14)
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To
establish diplomatic missions and to appoint and recall
ambassadors after approval by the cabinet. (16)
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To
grant accreditation to representatives of foreign
countries and organisations. (94.15)
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To
grant accreditation to representatives of foreign
countries and organisations. (17)
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To
grant political asylum. (94.16)
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To
grant political asylum. (18)
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To
declare a state of emergency and general mobilisation
according to the law. (94.17) NB 23
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To
declare a state of emergency and general mobilisation
according to the law. (19)
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To
undertake any other functions stipulated in the
constitution. (94.18)
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[Not
mentioned]
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The
Presidential Council may not dissolve the House of
Representatives except under dire circumstances and only
after holding a national referendum on the reasons for the
dissolution. (78)
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To
dissolve the House of Representatives after consulting the
cabinet, in accordance with the relevant article in the
current constitution. (3)
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The
right to request a review of any law approved by the House
of Representatives … (79)
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The
right to request a review of any law approved by the House
of Representatives. (10)
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If
while the House of Representatives is in recess or
dissolved, urgent decisions are required, then the
Presidential Council can issue decrees which have the force
of law, provided such decrees do not contradict the
constitution or the budgetary estimates. Such decisions
must be presented to the first meeting of the House of
Representatives. (95)
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When
the House of Representatives is in recess, to issue decrees
at the instigation of the cabinet and in exceptional
cases which cannot be delayed and do not contradict the
constitution. These must be presented to the House of
Representatives in its first meeting after the issuance of
the decree. (14)
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The
Chairman of the Presidential Council has the right to demand
reports from the prime minister concerning the
implementation of the duties of the House of
Representatives. (100)
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To
receive periodic reports from the prime minister on the
progress of the general policy of the state in all fields.
(7)
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