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Article 70
Before his entry into [the] functions, the President of the Republic takes an oath
publicly before the Constitutional Council in the presence of the members of the
National Assembly in these terms:
We .................., President of the Republic elected according to the laws of the country,
solemnly swear before the Chadian People and, on [my] Honor:
• to preserve, respect, to have respected and defend the Constitution and
the laws;
• to fulfill with loyalty the high functions that the Nation has confided in us;
• to respect and defend the republican form of the State;
• to preserve the integrity of the territory and the unity of the Nation;
• to put all in place to guarantee justice to all citizens;
• to respect and to defend the rights and the freedoms of individuals".
Article 71
The functions of the President of the Republic are incompatible with the exercise of
any other elective mandate, of any public employment and of any other professional
and lucrative activity.
They are equally incompatible with any activity within a political party or group of
parties or of a trade union organization.
Article 72
The President of the Republic is held, on his entry into [the] functions and at the end
of his mandate, to make on his honor a written statement of his patrimony and to
address it to the Supreme Court.
Article 73
During his mandate, the President of the Republic may not by himself[,] or by an
intermediary[,] purchase or lease [anything] that belongs to the domain of the State.
He may not take part either by himself[,] or by an intermediary[,] in public and
private contracts of the State or of its components.
Article 74
The law establishes the civil list and other benefits granted to the President in office .
It determines equally the modalities of granting of a pension and other benefits to
former Presidents enjoying their civil and political rights.
Article 75
In the case of absence from the territory or temporary incapacity of the President of
the Republic, his interim is assured by the Prime Minister within the limits of the
powers that shall have been delegated to him.
Chad 1996 (rev. 2005)
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