of the Public Prosecutor’s Office, the Assistant Attorneys General, as well as
the Military Prosecutors of the Supreme Military Court;
k) Appointing and discharging from office the Governor and Deputy Governors
of the National Bank of Angola;
l) Appointing and discharging from office the Provincial Governors and Deputy
Governors;
m) Calling referendums, under the terms of the Constitution and the law;
n) Declaring a state of war and making peace, in consultation with the National
Assembly;
o) Pardoning offences or commuting sentences;
p) Declaring a state of siege, in consultation with the National Assembly;
q) Declaring a state of emergency, in consultation with the National Assembly;
r) Awarding decorations and honorary titles, under the terms of the law;
s) Enacting and ordering the publication of the Constitution, constitutional
revision laws and laws of the National Assembly;
t) Presiding over the Council of the Republic;
u) Appointing members of the Supreme Judicial Council, under the terms
prescribed by the Constitution;
v) Appointing members of the Council of the Republic and the National
Security Council;
w) Any other responsibilities established in the Constitution.
Article 120
(Responsibilities as Executive Power)
The President of the Republic, as the Executive Power, shall be responsible for:
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
h)
Defining the political orientation of the country;
Directing national policy;
Submitting the proposed State Budget to the National Assembly;
Directing the state’s civil and military departments and services and all
activities under its direct administration, superintending indirect
administration and overseeing autonomous administration;
Defining the organisational structure and establishing the composition of
executive power;
Establishing the number and the appointment of Ministers of State, Ministers,
Secretaries of State and Vice-Ministers;
Defining the organisational structure of Ministries and approving the Rules of
Procedure for the Council of Ministers;
Requesting authorisation to legislate from the National Assembly, under the
terms of this Constitution;
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