1. Within thirty days after receiving any statute from the National
Parliament for the purpose of its promulgation as law, the President of the
Republic shall either promulgate the statute or exercise the right of veto, in
which case he or she, based on substantive grounds, shall send a message to the
National Parliament requesting a new appraisal of the statute.
2. If, within ninety days, the National Parliament confirms its vote by an
absolute majority of its Members in full exercise of their functions, the
President of the Republic shall promulgate the statute within eight days after
receiving it.
3. However, a majority of two-thirds of the Members present shall be
required to ratify statutes on matters provided for in Section 95 where that
majority exceeds an absolute majority of the Members in full exercise of their
functions.
4. Within forty days after receiving any statute from the Government for the
purpose of its promulgation as law, the President of the Republic shall either
promulgate the instrument or exercise the right of veto by way of a written
communication to the Government containing the reasons for the veto.
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