6. The period of time referred to in the previous point is calculated from the date
of the publication of the provisional Presidential legislative decree in the
Diário da República (Official Gazette).
7. Provisional Presidential legislative decrees may be extended for an identical
period of time if the National Assembly has not finished assessing them
within the first sixty-day period.
8. Provisional Presidential legislative decrees which have been rejected by the
National Assembly or whose legal force has expired may not be re-issued
within the same legislative session.
SECTION IV
LIABILITY, RESIGNATION AND VACANT OFFICE OF PRESIDENT OF
THE REPUBLIC
Article 127
(Criminal liability)
1. The President of the Republic shall not be liable for actions practised in the
exercise of his functions, except in the event of subordination, treason and the
crimes defined in this Constitution as imprescriptible and ineligible for
amnesty.
2. Conviction shall lead to r emoval from office and disqualification from
standing for another term of office.
3. For crimes not committed during the exercise of his office, the President of
the Republic shall answer before the Supreme Court five years after his term
of office has ended.
Article 128
(Political resignation of the President of the Republic)
1. In the event of any serious disturbance to the regular functioning of the
National Assembly or any irremediable crisis in institutional relations with
the National Assembly, the President of the Republic may resign politically
by means of a message addressed to the National Assembly, also notifying
the Constitutional Court.
2. The resignation of the President of the Republic under the terms of the
previous point shall result in the dissolution of the National Assembly and the
calling of early general elections, which must take place within ninety days.
3. A President of the Republic who has resigned under the terms of this Article
shall remain in office in order to carry out day-to-day managerial actions,
until the inauguration of the President of the Republic elect following the
subsequent elections.
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