CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF MOZAMBIQUE
Article 166
Powers
The Council of State shall, in general, advise the President of the Republic on the
performance of his functions whenever the President requests such advice, and
it must, compulsorily, pronounce itself on:
a) the dissolution of the Assembly of the Republic;
b) the declaration of a state of war, a state of siege or a state of emergency;
c) the holding of referenda, in the terms of article 159 (c);
d) the calling of a general election.
Article 167
Functioning
1. The opinions of the Council of State shall be issued at a meeting convened for
this purpose and presided over by the President of the Republic, and may be
made public when the action to which they refer is carried out.
2. Meetings of the Council of State shall not be public.
3. The Council of State shall establish it own bylaws.
TITLE VII
ASSEMBLY OF THE REPUBLIC
CHAPTER I
STATUS AND ELECTION
Article 168
Definition
1. The Assembly of the Republic is the representative assembly of all
Mozambican citizens.
2. Deputies shall represent the entire country and not only the area by which they
were elected.
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