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Chapter Nine - Part 2. The President and Deputy President | Constitution
The President is the Head of State and Government, exercises the executive authority of the Republic, with the assistance of the…
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The President shall address the opening of each newly elected Parliament and address a special sitting of Parliament once every year…
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On the petition of any person, the President may exercise a power of mercy in accordance with the advice of the Advisory Committee…
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A person who holds the office of President or who is authorised in terms of this Constitution to exercise the powers of the President…
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A decision of the President in the performance of any function of he President under this Constitution shall be in writing and shall…
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The President shall be elected by registered voters in a national election conducted in accordance with this Constitution and any Act…
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A person qualifies for nomination as a presidential candidate if the person is a citizen by birth, is qualified to stand for election…
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If only one candidate for President is nominated, that candidate shall be declared elected. If two or more candidates for President…
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If a President-elect dies after being declared elected as President, but before assuming office, the Deputy President-elect shall be…
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A person may file a petition in the Supreme Court to challenge the election of the President-elect within seven days after the date of…
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The swearing in of the President-elect shall be in public before the Chief Justice, or, in the absence of the Chief Justice, the…
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The President shall hold office for a term beginning on the date on which the President was sworn in, and ending when the person next…
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Criminal or civil proceedings shall not be instituted or continued in any court against the President or a person performing the…
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A member of the National Assembly, supported by at least a quarter of all the members, may move a motion for the investigation of the…
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A member of the National Assembly, supported by at least a third of all the members, may move a motion for the impeachment of the…
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The office of President shall become vacant if the holder of the office dies, resigns, in writing, addressed to the Speaker of the…
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The Deputy President shall be the principal assistant of the President and shall deputise for the President in the execution of the…
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Each candidate in a presidential election shall nominate a person who is qualified for nomination for election as President, as a…
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Within fourteen days after a vacancy in the office of Deputy President arises, the President shall nominate a person to fill the…
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The Deputy President may be removed from office on the ground of physical or mental incapacity to perform the functions of the office…
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The retirement benefits payable to a former President and a former Deputy President, the facilities available to and the privileges…
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