public authorities. It shall: He shall, through his arbitration, ensure the proper - examine appeals on authorities. regional and council election functioning of public disputes; He shall be the guarantor of the independence of the - give final rulings on appeals againstoffinal Nation and of its territorial integrity, the judgements passed by lowerofcourts in cases permanency and continuity the State and of the administrative respect of international treaties and agreements. disputes; - examine, Article 6 any other disputes expressly devolving upon it by law. of the Republic shall be elected by (1) The President a majority of the votes cast through direct, equal Article 41 universal suffrage. and secret TheThe audit bench shall beRepublic competent to control andfor (2) President of the shall be elected rule on accounts, well as those public term of public office of 7(seven)asyears. Heonshall beof eligible andre-election. semi-public enterprises. for It shall: (3) The election shall be held not less than 20 - give final rulings on more final judgements passed (twenty) days and not than 50, (fifty) dayslower audit courts; before the expiry of the term of the President of the - examineinany other matters expressly devolving Republic office. upon it by the law.office of President of the Republic (4) Where becomes vacant as a result of death, resignation or Article 42 incapacity duly ascertained by the permanent (1) The organization, functioning, Constitutional Council, the polls forcomposition the electionand of duties of the Supreme Court and the benches it the new President of the Republic must be held not comprises, conditions to less than 20the (twenty) days for andreferring not morematters than 120 themhundred as well as thetwenty procedure before them (one and days)applicable after the office shall be laid down by law. becomes vacant (2) The The President organization, functioning, composition andas (a) of the Senate shall as of right act duties ofPresident the Courts anduntil judicial, interim of of theAppeal Republic the new President of the Republic is elected. Where the 11 11

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