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one year except as provided for in paragraph (4) below.
(4) The Prime Minister may, after the deliberations of the Council of Ministers, commit the
responsibility of the Government before the National Assembly on the adoption of a bill. In such case,
the bill may be considered adopted, except where a motion of censure tabled within the next 24 (twentyfour) hours is passed under the conditions provided for in the preceding paragraph.
(5) Where the National Assembly adopts a motion of censure or passes a vote of no confidence, the
Prime Minister shall tender the resignation of the Government to the President of the Republic.
(6) The President of the Republic may re-appoint the Prime Minister and ask him to form a new
Government.
Article 35
(1) The Parliament shall control Government action through oral or written questions and by setting up
committees of inquiry with specific terms of reference.
(2) The Government shall, subject to the imperatives of national defence, the security of the State or the
secrecy of criminal investigation, furnish any explanations and information to Parliament.
(3) During each ordinary session, a special sitting shall be set aside each week for question time.
Article 36
(1) The President of the Republic may, after consulting with the President of the Constitutional Council,
the President of the National Assembly and the President of the Senate, submit to a referendum any
reform bill which, although normally reserved to the Legislative Power, could have profound
repercussions on the future of the Nation and national. institutions.
This shall apply in particular to:
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