CONSTITUTION OF THE REPUBLIC OF MOZAMBIQUE
3. Loss of office shall also occur in the event of any ineligibility existing at the
date of the elections and discovered subsequently, as well as any form of
incapacity prescribed by law.
CHAPTER II
POWERS
Article 178
Functions
1. The Assembly of the Republic is the highest legislative body of the Republic of
Mozambique.
2. Through laws and decisions of a generic nature, the Assembly of the Republic
shall determine the rules governing the activities of the State and economic and
social affairs.
Article 179
Powers
1. The Assembly of the Republic shall have power to legislate on basic issues of
the country’s domestic and foreign policy.
2. The Assembly of the Republic shall have exclusive power to:
a) pass constitutional laws;
b) delimit the boundaries of the Republic of Mozambique;
c) decide on territorial divisions;
d) approve the electoral law and the rules for referenda;
e) approve and terminate treaties dealing with issues within their jurisdiction;
f) propose the holding of referenda on matters of national interest;
g) endorse the suspension of constitutional guarantees and the declaration
of a state of siege or a state of emergency;
h) ratify the appointment of the President of the Supreme Court, the
President of the Constitutional Council, the President of the Administrative
Court and the Vice President of the Supreme Court;
i) elect the Ombudsman;
j) decide on the Government programme;
k) decide on reports on the activities of the Council of Ministers;
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