CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF MOZAMBIQUE
a) declare a state of war and its termination, a state of siege, or a state of
emergency;
b) sign treaties;
c) decree general or partial mobilisation;
d) preside over the National Council of Defence and Security;
e) appoint, exonerate and dismiss the Chief and Deputy Chief of the General
Staff, the General Commander and Deputy General Commander of the
Police, the Wing Commanders of the Armed Forces of Mozambique, and
other officers of the Defence and Security Forces in the terms established
by law.
Article 162
In Matters of International Relations
In matters of international relations, the President of the Republic shall have
power to:
a) guide foreign policy;
b) enter into international treaties;
c) appoint, exonerate and dismiss ambassadors and diplomatic envoys of
the Republic of Mozambique;
d) receive the credentials of ambassadors and diplomatic envoys of other
countries.
Article 163
Enactment and Veto
1. The President of the Republic shall have the power to enact laws and to order
their publication in the Boletim da República.
2. Bills shall be enacted into law within thirty days after being received or after
notification of the decision delivered by the Constitutional Council that none of
the provisions of the bill are unconstitutional.
3. The President of the Republic may, by order with reasons adduced, veto a bill
and return it to the Assembly of the Republic for re-examination.
4. Should the bill, on re-examination, be approved by a two-thirds majority of the
Assembly of the Republic, the President of the Republic must enact it into law
and order its publication.
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