CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF MOZAMBIQUE Article 145 Representation of Central Offices The State offices shall ensure that they are represented at all territorial levels. TITLE VI PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC CHAPTER I STATUTE AND APPOINTMENT Article 146 Definition 1. The President of the Republic is the Head of State, embodying national unity, representing the nation on a national and an international scale, and overseeing the correct functioning of the State offices. 2. The Head of State shall be the guarantor of the Constitution. 3. The Head of State shall be the Head of Government. 4. The President of the Republic shall be the Commander-in-Chief of the Defence and Security Forces. Article 147 Eligibility 1. The President of the Republic shall be elected through direct, universal, equal and periodic suffrage and by personal and secret ballot. 2. All Mozambican citizens may be candidates for the office of President of the Republic, provided that they meet all of the following conditions: a) that they possess nationality by origin and do not possess any other nationality; b) that they are at least thirty-five years of age; c) that they are in full possession of their civil and political rights; d) that they have been proposed by at least ten thousand voters. 3. The term of the office of the President of the Republic shall be five years. Translation by MOZLEGAL – Mozambique's Legal Resource Portal www.mozlegal.com [email protected] Tel: +258 1 496900 – Fax: +258 1 496802 Directors: José Caldeira - [email protected] & Adrian Frey - [email protected] MOZLEGAL is a Project of José Caldeira & Associados - Attorneys & Consultants 45