3. Should both the President of the Republic and the Vice-President become
permanently and simultaneously unable to perform their duties, the President
of the National Assembly shall assume the duties of the President of the
Republic until new general elections are held, which must happen within one
hundred and twenty days of verification of their inability to serve.
4. Should the President of the Republic elect become permanently unable to
perform his duties before his inauguration, he shall be replaced by the VicePresident elect, and a substitute Vice-President shall be appointed under the
terms of point 2 of this Article.
5. Should both the President of the Republic elect and the Vice-President elect
become permanently and simultaneously unable to perform their duties prior
to taking up office, the political party or coalition of political parties whose
list elected the President and Vice-President so impeded shall be responsible
for appointing their substitutes from among Members elected by the same
list, to take up office
6. The Constitutional Court shall be responsible for verifying the cases of
permanent inability to serve, as prescribed in this Constitution.
Article 133
(Status of former Presidents of the Republic)
1. Former Presidents of the Republic shall enjoy the immunity prescribed in the
Constitution for members of the Council of the Republic.
2. In the national interest of honouring the presidential office, former Presidents
of the Republic shall be entitled to the following:
a) An official residence;
b) A personal escort;
c) An authorised vehicle;
d) Administrative support staff;
e) Other entitlements, as prescribed by law
3. The status prescribed in this Article shall not apply to former Presidents of
the Republic who have been removed from office for reasons of criminal
liability, under the terms of this Constitution.
SECTION V
AUXILIARY BODIES SERVING THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC
Article 134
(Council of Ministers)
49/93
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