constituteproject.org PDF generated: 18 Apr 2016, 15:30 Head of Government. • Dismissal of the legislature • Advisory bodies to the head of state • Designation of commander in chief • Designation of commander in chief • Power to declare/approve war • Emergency provisions • Treaty ratification • Power to pardon • Head of state powers • Selection of active-duty commanders • Central bank He/she also has the following powers: • Dissolving the Assembly of the Representatives of the People in accordance with provisions of the Constitution. The Assembly shall not be dissolved during the six months following granting confidence to the government, or the six months following legislative elections, or during the last six months of the presidential or parliamentary terms; • Chairing the National Security Council, to which the Head of Government and Speaker of the Assembly of the Representatives of the People are invited; • Being the Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces; • Declaring war and establishing peace, upon the approval by a majority of three-fifths of the members of the Assembly of the Representatives of the People, as well as sending troops abroad with the approval of the Speaker of the Assembly of the Representatives of the People and of the Head of Government; the Assembly shall deliberate on the matter within a period not exceeding sixty days from the date of the decision to send troops; • Taking measures that are required by a state of emergency, and to publicly announce such measures in accordance with article 80; • Ratifying treaties and ordering their publication; • Awarding decorations; • Issuing special pardons. Article 78 The President of the Republic undertakes the following appointments through presidential orders: • Appointing and dismissing the General Mufti of the Tunisian Republic. • Appointing and dismissing individuals in senior positions in the Presidency of the Republic, and dependent institutions. These senior positions are regulated by law. • Appointing and dismissing individuals in senior military and diplomatic positions, and positions related to national security, after consultation with the Head of Government. These senior positions are regulated by law. • Appointing the governor of the Central Bank upon a proposal by the Head of Government after the appointment is approved by an absolute majority of members of the Assembly of the Representatives of the People. The governor shall be dismissed in the same manner, or upon the request of a third of the members of the Assembly of the Representatives of the People and by approval of the majority of the members. Article 79 The President of the Republic may address the Assembly of the Representatives of the People. Tunisia 2014 Page 17