4. The composition, powers and operation of Provincial Governments shall be defined by law.
Article 115
1. Democratic-representative organs may be set up at the provincial level.
2. The law shall regulate the organization, composition, powers and operation of the organs mentioned in the
previous clause.
CHAPTER 2THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC
Article 116
At the various territorial levels, local organs of the State shall guarantee that citizens may participate and decide on
matters of interest to their respective communities.
Article 117
1. The President of the Republic is the head of State, embodying national unity representing the nation domestically
and internationally, and overseeing the correct operation of the State organs.
2. The head of State shall be the guarantor of the Constitution.
3. The President of the Republic shall be the head of the Government.
4. The President of the Republic shall be the Commander-in-Chief of the armed and security forces.
Article 118
1. The President of the Republic shall be elected by direct universal suffrage and by personal and secret ballot.
2. The election of the President of the Republic shall take place on the basis of a majority vote system.
3. All Mozambican citizens may be candidates for the post of President of the Republic, provided that:
a) they possess original nationality;
b) they are children of parents who held original Mozambican nationality;
c) they are at least 35 years of age;
d) they are in full possession of their political and civic rights; and
e) they have been proposed by at least 5,000 voters, of whom at least 200 must reside in each province.
4. The term of office of the President of the Republic shall be five years.
5. The President of the Republic may only be re-elected on two consecutive occasions.
6. A President of the Republic who has been re-elected on two consecutive occasions may only be a candidate for
further presidential elections five years after the end of his last term of office.
Article 119
1. The candidate who receives more than half the votes cast shall be elected President of the Republic.
2. If no candidate obtains the necessary majority, there shall be a second ballot between the two candidates
receiving the most votes.
Article 120
In his role as head of State, the President of the Republic shall have power to:
a) address the nation through messages and other communications;
b) inform the Assembly of the Republic every year on the general state of the nation;
c) decide on the holding of referenda on amendments to the Constitution or on matters of fundamental interest for the
nation;
d) call general elections;
e) dissolve on a onetime basis the Assembly of the Republic if the Assembly does not approve the program of the
government;
f) dismiss the other members of the government, if its program is rejected a second time by the Assembly of the
Republic;
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