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Head of Government.
• Dismissal of the legislature
• Advisory bodies to the head of state
• Designation of commander in chief
• Designation of commander in chief
• Power to declare/approve war
• Emergency provisions
• Treaty ratification
• Power to pardon
• Head of state powers
• Selection of active-duty commanders
• Central bank
He/she also has the following powers:
• Dissolving the Assembly of the Representatives of the People in
accordance with provisions of the Constitution. The Assembly shall not be
dissolved during the six months following granting confidence to the
government, or the six months following legislative elections, or during the
last six months of the presidential or parliamentary terms;
• Chairing the National Security Council, to which the Head of Government
and Speaker of the Assembly of the Representatives of the People are
invited;
• Being the Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces;
• Declaring war and establishing peace, upon the approval by a majority of
three-fifths of the members of the Assembly of the Representatives of the
People, as well as sending troops abroad with the approval of the Speaker
of the Assembly of the Representatives of the People and of the Head of
Government; the Assembly shall deliberate on the matter within a period
not exceeding sixty days from the date of the decision to send troops;
• Taking measures that are required by a state of emergency, and to publicly
announce such measures in accordance with article 80;
• Ratifying treaties and ordering their publication;
• Awarding decorations;
• Issuing special pardons.
Article 78
The President of the Republic undertakes the following appointments through
presidential orders:
• Appointing and dismissing the General Mufti of the Tunisian Republic.
• Appointing and dismissing individuals in senior positions in the Presidency
of the Republic, and dependent institutions. These senior positions are
regulated by law.
• Appointing and dismissing individuals in senior military and diplomatic
positions, and positions related to national security, after consultation with
the Head of Government. These senior positions are regulated by law.
• Appointing the governor of the Central Bank upon a proposal by the Head
of Government after the appointment is approved by an absolute majority
of members of the Assembly of the Representatives of the People. The
governor shall be dismissed in the same manner, or upon the request of a
third of the members of the Assembly of the Representatives of the People
and by approval of the majority of the members.
Article 79
The President of the Republic may address the Assembly of the Representatives of
the People.
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