Chapter V. The Parliament
Article 23. Legislative power
a) The highest law-making body in the Republic shall be the Parliament.
b) No law shall enter into effect without the consent of the President and the Parliament.
c) Particular laws may authorize Ministers to issue orders on their implementation by the Government.
d) Orders issued under Section c) of this Article may be entirely or partially nullified at any time by a resolution of Parliament.
Article 24. Qualifications and election of Members
a) Parliament shall be composed of Members representing the electoral districts set out in the Schedule to this Constitution; additional districts may be established by law.
b) Any citizen may serve as a Member of Parliament, unless lawfully deprived of the right to hold political offices in the Republic.
c) In the event of multiple citizens declaring their candidacy as Member for a single district, an election shall be held to determine who will represent it in Parliament.
d) Elections shall be supervised by the Electoral Commission, and shall be regulated by law.
Article 25. Length of sessions
a) In each year, Parliament shall sit for two sessions of five months each.
b) The session shall commence at 9am on the third Monday of June and January.
c) The Session shall end at 6pm on the third Friday of November, and the last Friday of May.
d) Parliament may be recalled at any time between sessions by the President.
Article 26. The Prime Minister
At the beginning of each session, the President shall appoint a Prime Minister, who shall preside over proceedings impartially.
Article 27. Orders of the House
Parliament may issue temporary or standing orders concerning procedures, the election of officers, rules of order and conduct, and the location of meetings.
Article 23. Legislative power
a) The highest law-making body in the Republic shall be the Parliament.
b) No law shall enter into effect without the consent of the President and the Parliament.
c) Particular laws may authorize Ministers to issue orders on their implementation by the Government.
d) Orders issued under Section c) of this Article may be entirely or partially nullified at any time by a resolution of Parliament.
Article 24. Qualifications and election of Members
a) Parliament shall be composed of Members representing the electoral districts set out in the Schedule to this Constitution; additional districts may be established by law.
b) Any citizen may serve as a Member of Parliament, unless lawfully deprived of the right to hold political offices in the Republic.
c) In the event of multiple citizens declaring their candidacy as Member for a single district, an election shall be held to determine who will represent it in Parliament.
d) Elections shall be supervised by the Electoral Commission, and shall be regulated by law.
Article 25. Length of sessions
a) In each year, Parliament shall sit for two sessions of five months each.
b) The session shall commence at 9am on the third Monday of June and January.
c) The Session shall end at 6pm on the third Friday of November, and the last Friday of May.
d) Parliament may be recalled at any time between sessions by the President.
Article 26. The Prime Minister
At the beginning of each session, the President shall appoint a Prime Minister, who shall preside over proceedings impartially.
Article 27. Orders of the House
Parliament may issue temporary or standing orders concerning procedures, the election of officers, rules of order and conduct, and the location of meetings.