(Competencies)
It is exclusively incumbent upon the President of the Republic:
a) To promulgate statutes and order the publication of resolutions by the
National Parliament approving agreements and ratifying international treaties
and conventions;
b) Exercise competencies inherent in the functions of Supreme Commander of the Defence Force;
c) To exercise the right of veto regarding any statutes within 30 days from
the date of their receipt;
d) To appoint and swear in the Prime Minister designated by the party or
alliance of parties with parliamentary majority after consultation with
political parties sitting in the National Parliament;
e) To request the Supreme Court of Justice to undertake preventive appraisal
and abstract review of the constitutionality of the rules, as well as
verification of unconstitutionality by omission.
f) To submit relevant issues of national interest to a referendum as laid
down in Section 66;
g) To declare the state of siege or the state of emergency following
authorisation of the National Parliament, after consultation with the Council
of State, the Government and the Supreme Council of Defence and Security;
h) To declare war and make peace following a Government proposal, after
consultation with the Council of State and the Supreme Council of Defence and
Security, under authorisation of the National Parliament;
i) To grant pardons and commute sentences after consultation with the
Government;
j) To award honorary titles, decorations and merits in accordance with the
law.
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