CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF MOZAMBIQUE
4. The President of the Republic may be re-elected only once.
5. A President of the Republic who has been elected on two consecutive
occasions may be a candidate for further presidential elections only five years
after the end of his last term of office.
Article 148
Election
1. The candidate who gains more than half of the votes cast shall be elected
President of the Republic.
2. If none of the candidates obtains an absolute majority, there shall be a second
round between the two candidates receiving the most votes.
Article 149
Incompatibility
The President of the Republic may not, except where the Constitution expressly
provides otherwise, perform any other public function, and in no event may he
perform any private functions.
Article 150
Investiture and Swearing Into Office
1. The President of the Republic shall be sworn into office by the President of the
Constitutional Council in a public ceremony before the deputies of the Assembly
of the Republic and other representatives of the sovereign public offices.
2. On assuming office, the President of the Republic shall take the following oath:
I do swear on my honour that I will respect and ensure respect for the
Constitution, that I will faithfully carry out the task of President of the
Republic of Mozambique, that I will dedicate all my efforts to the defence,
promotion and consolidation of national unity, to human rights, to
democracy and to the well-being of the Mozambican people, and I will
ensure that justice is done for all citizens.
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