Art. 130 - The Parliament may open a debate on foreign policy upon a request made by
the President of the Republic or one of the presidents of the two chambers.
The debate may end up, in that case, with a resolution, of the Parliament sitting in both
chambers convened together, which will be sent to the President of the Republic.
Art. 131 - Armistice agreements, peace, alliance and union treaties, treaties related to
State borders as well as treaties involving expenses not provided for in the State budget
are ratified by the President of the Republic following an explicit approval by each of the
chambers of the Parliament.
Art. 132 - Treaties ratified by the President of the Republic in accordance with the
conditions provided for by the Constitution are superior to the law.
Art. 133 - Members of the parliament may call upon the Government on a topical issue.
The committees of the Parliament may hear the members of Government.
Art. 134 - Members of the Parliament may address orally or in a written form any
question to any member of the Government.
Answers to written questions should be in written form within a maximum time limit of
thirty (30) days.
Answers to oral questions are given in session.
If one of the two chambers considers that oral or written answers of a member of the
Government justifies a debate, this latter is opened in accordance with the conditions
provided for by the rules of procedure of People’s National Assembly and the Council of
Nation.
The questions and answers are published in accordance with the same conditions as those
of the minute of proceedings of the Parliament’s debates.
Art. 135 - In debating the general policy declaration, the People’s National Assembly
may sue the Government’s responsibility through voting a motion of censure.
Such a motion is admissible only if it was signed by, at least, one seventh (1/7) of the
number of deputies.
Art. 136 - The motion of censure should be approved by the majority of two thirds (2/3)
of the deputies.
The vote occurs only three days after the motion of censure is brought in.