CONSTIFPP.DOC 1999] 2/7/01 10:40 PM CONSTITUTION OF ERITREA 535 members, the President who shall serve for five years. Pursuant to the provisions of Article 41(6)(a), (b) and (c) hereof, the National Assembly may, by a two-thirds majority vote of all its members, impeach or impeach and charge the President before the end of his term of office. 10. The National Assembly shall have the power to approve an appointment pursuant to this Constitution. 11. The National Assembly shall establish a standing committee to deal with citizens petitions. 12. The National Assembly shall have the power to enact all resolutions and to undertake all such measures as are necessary and to establish such standing or ad hoc committees as it deems appropriate for discharging its constitutional responsibilities. 9. Article 33 - Approval of Draft Legislation Any draft law approved by the National Assembly shall be transmitted to the President who, within thirty days of its receipt, shall sign and have it published in the Official Gazette. Article 34 - Chairperson of the National Assembly 1. 2. 3. During the first meeting of its first session, the National Assembly shall elect, by an absolute majority vote of all its members, a Chairperson who shall serve for five years. The Chairperson of the National Assembly shall convene all sessions of the National Assembly and preside at its meetings, and shall, during the recess, coordinate and supervise the operations of the standing and ad hoc committees and the Secretariat of the National Assembly. The Chairperson of the National Assembly may be replaced by an absolute majority vote of all the members of the National Assembly. Article 35 - Oath Every member of the National Assembly shall take the following oath: I, __________, swear in _________________ that I will be faithful and worthy of the trust the Eritrean people placed on me; that I will uphold and defend the Constitution of Eritrea;