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Before promulgating the organic laws, the President of the Republic must have their
conformity to the Constitution verified by the Constitutional Court.
Article 198
The President of the Republic may, after consultation with the Vice-Presidents of the
Republic, with the President of the National Assembly and with the President of the
Senate, submit to a referendum any draft of a constitutional, legislative or other text,
susceptible of having profound repercussions on the life and the future of the Nation
or on the nature or the functioning of the institutions of the Republic.
• Legislative oversight of the executive
Article 199
The President of the Republic communicates with the Parliament meeting in
Congress by way of [a] message. This message does not give rise to any debate.
Article 200
The members of the Government may assist to the sessions of the National
Assembly and of the Senate. They are heard every time they so demand it. They may
be assisted by experts.
Article 201
The members of the National Assembly and of the Senate have the right to debate
the action and the policy of the Government.
• Legislative oversight of the executive
Article 202
The National Assembly and the Senate may inform themselves about the activity of
the Government by way of oral or written questions addressed to the members of
the Government.
During the session, one sitting [séance] per week is reserved by priority to the
questions of the Deputies and of the Senators and to the answers of the
Government.
The Government is required to provide the National Assembly and the Senate all the
explanations that are asked from it on its administration and on its acts.
Article 203
The National Assembly can present a motion of censure against the Government
with a majority of two-thirds of its members. It can be dissolved by the Head of the
State.
A motion of defiance can be voted by a majority of two-thirds of the members of the
National Assembly against a member of the Government who shows [accuse] a
manifest failure in the administration of their ministerial department or who
performs acts contrary to moral integrity or probity or who, by their conduct,
disturbs the normal functioning of the Parliament. In this case, the member of the
Government presents his resignation obligatorily.
Burundi 2005
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