constituteproject.org • Constitutional court powers • Head of government powers PDF generated: 04 Jan 2016, 20:27 The Constitutional Council controls the regularity of these operations, decides on the complaints, and proclaims the results of the ballot. Article 28 When the President of the Republic is prevented in a temporary fashion from fulfilling his functions, his interim is assured by the Prime Minister. • Head of state replacement Article 29 In case of vacancy of the Presidency of the Republic, for any cause that may be, or of definitive incapacity determined by the Constitutional Council, referred to the matter by the Prime Minister or by the President of the National Assembly, the interim is assured by the President of the Supreme Court, who may not be a candidate for the Presidency during the interim. During this interim, the Government may not be dissolved or adjusted. Equally, it may not proceed to any modification or dissolution of the republican institutions. The election of the new President takes place thirty days at least and forty-five days at most after the official determination of the vacancy or the definitive character of the incapacity. • Head of state powers Article 30 The President of the Republic determines and conducts the policy of the Nation. He exercises regulatory power. Article 31 The President of the Republic can address messages to the Nation. Article 32 • Designation of commander in chief • Selection of active-duty commanders The President of the Republic is the supreme head of the armies. He appoints the titular officers of the grand commands and the heads of the corps. He confers the decorations of the Republic. • Power to pardon He exercises the right of pardon. • Referenda Article 33 The President of the Republic can, after consultation of the President of the National Assembly and of the President of the Constitutional Council, submit any Bill of law to referendum. Article 34 The President of the Republic promulgates the laws adopted by the National Assembly in a time of fifteen days counting from their transmission, if he does not formulate any demand for a second reading by the said Assembly. He is responsible for their execution. Djibouti 1992 (rev. 2010) Page 8