President may not, whether in person or by proxy, be self-employed, engage in commercial,
financial or industrial activity, buy, rent or lease any property owned by the state or by a publiclaw legal person, or a public enterprise sector company, sell or barter any part of his own
property with the State, or conclude a contract with the State as a vendor, supplier, contractor or
otherwise as set out by Law. Any of such acts shall be void.
The President must submit a financial estate disclosure upon taking office, upon leaving it, and at
the end of each year of service. Such financial estate disclosure is to be published in the Official
Gazette.
Throughout the presidential term, the President of the Republic may not award himself any
orders, decorations or medals.
In case the President of the Republic receives, in person or by proxy a cash or in-kind gift
because of or in connection with the presidential office, title thereto shall devolve to the State
public treasury.
Article (146)
The President of the Republic shall assign a Prime Minister to form the government and
introduce his/her program to the House of Representatives. If his government does not win the
confidence of the majority of the members of the House of Representatives within thirty days at
the most, the President shall appoint a Prime Minister who is nominated by the party or the
coalition that holds the majority or the highest number of seats in the House of Representatives.
If the government of such prime minister fails to win the confidence of the majority of the
members of the House of Representatives within thirty days, the House shall be deemed
dissolved, and the President of the Republic shall call for the election of a new House of
Representatives within sixty days from the date on which the dissolution is announced.
In all cases, the total periods for choice of government set forth in this Article shall not exceed
sixty days.
In case the House of Representatives is dissolved, the Prime Minister shall present to the new
House of Representatives the formation of his government and its program, at its first session.
In the event the government is chosen from the party or the coalition that holds the majority or
the highest number of seats in the House of Representatives, the President of the Republic shall,
in consultation with the Prime Minister, choose the Ministers of Defense, Interior, Foreign
Affairs and Justice.
Article (147)
The President of the Republic may relieve the government from carrying out its duties, subject to
the approval of the majority of the members of the House of Representatives.
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