- Appointments within the Council of Ministers;
- Appointments within Military establishments;
- The Walis (Governors);
- Senior Judicial Officers;
- Senior Security Officers.
Article 59:
The President of the Republic shall have the prerogative of issuing decrees and
directives in the form of laws in the interval period between two constituting sessions of the
National Council if there is a pressing need for legislation, or in the case of the dissolution of
the National Council or expiry of its term, or in the case of an extreme case of emergency or
when the Constitution is rendered inoperative.
Article 60:
The President of the Republic shall in no circumstances delegate his/her power
to appoint the Prime Minister and other officials in the positions stipulated in the Constitution.
Article 61:
In the case of the vacancy of the post of the President of the Republic, the
President of the National Council shall assume the duty of the President of the Republic for a
period not longer than forty days.
- In the case that the vacancy of the post of the President of the Republic takes place in
conjunction with the dissolution of the National Council, the National Secretariat of the
Frente POLISARIO shall convene de jure and appoint among its members an interim
caretaker that shall discharge the functions of the Secretary-General and the President of the
Republic taking into consideration article 62 below.
- In the case that the vacancy of the post of the President of the Republic takes place in
conjunction with the vacancy of the post of the President of the National Council, article 83
(paragraph 1) shall be implemented.
Article 62:
The Government in office shall not be dismissed from its function nor
reshuffled in the case of the impediment or death of the President of the Republic until the
assumption of duty by the new President of the Republic elected by the Congress.
- In the interval period defined by Article 61, the provisions stipulated in Article 57 and 58
shall not be applied.
Section 2:
The Government
Article 63:
The Government is the Executive organ that shall operate upon guidance from
the National Secretariat and is responsible to the Secretary-General and the President of the
Republic.
- The Government shall be responsible for the implementation of all programmes, laws and
regulations in all domains.
Article 64:
The Prime Minister shall choose the members of the Government in
consultation with the President of the Republic who shall appoint them.
- The members of the Government shall be responsible to the Prime Minister that may
terminate their functions in consultation with the President of the Republic.
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