5. Meetings of the House shall be public. The House may, however, hold a
closed meeting at the request of the Executive or members of the House if
such a request is supported by a decision of more than one-half of the
members of the House.
Article 59
Decisions and Rules of Procedure of the House
1.Unless otherwise provided in the Constitution, all decisions of the House shall
be by a majority vote of the members present and voting.
2.The House shall adopt rules and procedures regarding the organization of its
work and of its legislative process.
Article 60
Dissolution of the House
1.With the consent of the House, the Prime Minister may cause the dissolution
of the House before the expiry of its term in order to hold new elections.
2.The President may invite political parties to form a coalition government
within one week, if the Council of Ministers of a previous coalition is
dissolved because of the loss of its majority in the House. The House shall be
dissolved and new elections shall be held if the political parties cannot agree
to the continuation of the previous coalition or to form a new majority
coalition.
3.If the House is dissolved pursuant to sub-Article 1 or 2 of this Article, new
elections shall be held within six months of its dissolution.
4.The new House shall convene within thirty days of the conclusion of the
elections.
5. Following the dissolution of the House, the previous governing party of
coalition of parties shall continue as a caretaker government. Beyond
conducting the day to day affairs of government and organizing new elections,
it may not enact new proclamations, regulations or decrees, nor may it repeal
or amend any existing law.