prescribed by law. Article 60 Each National People's Congress shall have a term of five years. The National People's Congress Standing Committee must complete the election of deputies to the next National People's Congress two months prior to the completion of the term of office of the current National People's Congress. If extraordinary circumstances prevent an election from going ahead, the election may be postponed and the term of office of the current National People's Congress may be extended by a resolution supported by at least two-thirds of the members of the current National People's Congress Standing Committee. The election of deputies to the next National People's Congress must be completed within one year of said extraordinary circumstances coming to an end. Article 61 A session of the National People's Congress shall be held once every year and shall be convened by the National People's Congress Standing Committee. If the National People's Congress Standing Committee deems it necessary, or one-fifth or more of National People's Congress deputies so propose, a session of the National People's Congress may be convened in the interim. When the National People's Congress holds a session, it shall elect a presidium to conduct that session. Article 62 The National People's Congress shall exercise the following functions and powers: (1) amending the Constitution; (2) overseeing the enforcement of the Constitution; (3) enacting and amending criminal, civil, state institutional and other basic laws; (4) electing the president and the vice president of the People's Republic of China; (5) deciding, based on nomination by the president of the People's Republic of China, on the successful candidate for the premier of the State Council; deciding, based on nominations by the premier of the State Council, on the successful candidates for vice premiers, state councilors, ministers of ministries, ministers of commissions, the auditor general and the secretary general of the State Council; (6) electing the chairperson of the Central Military Commission and deciding, based on nominations by the chairperson of the Central Military Commission, on the successful candidates for other members of the Central Military Commission; (7) electing the chairperson of the National Commission of Supervision; (8) electing the president of the Supreme People's Court; (9) electing the procurator general of the Supreme People's Procuratorate; (10) reviewing and approving the plan for national economic and social development and the report on its implementation; (11) reviewing and approving the state budget and the report on its implementation; (12) changing or revoking inappropriate decisions of the National People's Congress Standing Committee; (13) approving the establishment of provinces, autonomous regions and cities directly under central government jurisdiction; (14) deciding on the establishment of special administrative regions and the systems to be instituted there; (15) deciding on issues concerning war and peace; and (16) other functions and powers that the highest state organ of power should exercise. Article 63 The National People's Congress shall have the power to remove from office the following personnel: (1) the president and the vice president of the People's Republic of China; (2) the premier, vice premiers, state councilors, ministers of ministries, ministers of commissions, the auditor general and the secretary general of the State Council; (3) the chairperson of the Central Military Commission and other members of the Central Military Commission; (4) the chairperson of the National Commission of Supervision; (5) the president of the Supreme People's Court; and 11

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