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The interim President is not allowed to run for this office, request any amendment to
the Constitution, dissolve the House of Representatives or dismiss the government.
• Head of state removal
Article 161: Withdrawal of confidence
The House of Representatives may propose to withdraw confidence from the
President of the Republic and hold early presidential elections upon a causal motion
signed by at least a majority of the members of the House of Representatives and the
approval of two-thirds of its members. The motion may only be submitted once for
the same cause during the presidential term.
• Head of state replacement
• Dismissal of the legislature
• Referenda
Upon the approval of the proposal to withdraw confidence, the matter of
withdrawing confidence from the President of the Republic and holding early
presidential elections is to be put to public referendum by the Prime Minister. If the
majority approves the decision to withdraw confidence, the President of the
Republic is to be relieved from his post, the office of the President of the Republic is
to be deemed vacant, and early presidential elections are to be held within 60 days
from the date the referendum results are announced. If the result of the referendum
is refusal, the House of Representatives is to be deemed dissolved, and the President
of the Republic is to call for electing a new House of Representatives within 30 days
of the date of dissolution.
Article 162: Priority of presidential elections
If the vacancy of the presidential office occurs at the same time that a referendum or
the election of the House of Representatives is being held, the presidential elections
are given priority. The existing parliament continues in place until the completion of
the presidential elections.
Subsection Two: The Government
• Establishment of cabinet/ministers
Article 163: Composition, Prime Minister’s mandate
• Name/structure of executive(s)
The government is the supreme executive and administrative body of the state and it
consists of the Prime Minister, the Prime Minister’s deputies, the ministers, and their
deputies.
• Head of government powers
The Prime Minister heads the government, oversees its work, and directs it in the
performance of its functions.
Article 164: Conditions for candidacy
• Minimum age of head of government
• Eligibility for head of government
A person appointed to the position of Prime Minister or any other position in the
government must be an Egyptian citizen of Egyptian parents, and he and his spouse
may not have held the citizenship of any other country, must enjoy civil and political
rights, must have performed the military service or have been exempted therefrom,
and must be at least 35 years old at the time of appointment.
• Eligibility for cabinet
Anyone appointed as a member of the government is required to be an Egyptian,
enjoying his civil and political rights, have performed the military service or have
been exempted therefrom, and to be at least 30 years old at the time of appointment.
• Head of government's role in the
legislature
• Outside professions of legislators
It is prohibited to hold a position in the government in addition to membership in the
House of Representatives. If a member of the House is appointed to the government,
his place in the House becomes vacant as of the date of this appointment.
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