governing the province and ensuring the normal functioning of the local
administration.
3. The Provincial Governor shall be appointed by the President of the Republic,
to whom he shall be politically and institutionally accountable.
4. The organisation and functioning of local administration bodies shall be
regulated by law.
CHAPTER II
NATIONAL SECURITY
Article 202
(Objectives and grounds for national security)
1. The state, with the involvement of citizens, shall be responsible for
guaranteeing national security, observing the Constitution, the law and any
international instruments to which Angola is a party.
2. The objective of national security shall be to guarantee and safeguard
national independence and sovereignty, territorial integrity, the democratic
state based on the rule of law, liberty and the defence of the territory against
any threats or attacks, as well as achieving cooperation for national
development and contributing towards international peace and security.
3. The organisation and functioning of the national security system shall be
regulated by law.
Article 203
(Right to national security and legitimate defence)
The Republic of Angola shall act using all appropriate legitimate means to preserve
national security and shall reserve the right to resort to legitimate force to restore
peace and public order, in compliance with the Constitution, the law and
international law.
Article 204
(State of constitutional need)
1. Within the context of preserving national security and maintaining public
order, the President of the Republic may declare, according to the demands of
particular situations, constitutional states of need, under the terms of the
Constitution and the law.
2. Constitutional states of need shall be states of war, state of siege or states of
emergency, which shall be effective from the time they are declared until
they are formally ended.
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