Article 96 [Resignation of Members] The National Assembly is the competent authority to accept resignation of its members. Article 97 [Quorum, Majority] For a meeting of the National Assembly to be valid, more than half of its members must be present. Resolutions are passed by an absolute majority vote of the members present, except in cases where a special majority is required. When votes are equally divided, the motion is rejected. Article 98 [Government Program] Immediately upon its formation, every Cabinet presents its program to the National Assembly. The Assembly may make comments with regard to such a program. Article 99 [Questioning Government] Every member of the National Assembly may put to the Prime Minister and to Ministers questions with a view to clarifying matters falling within their competence. The questioner alone has the right to comment once upon the answer. Article 100 [Interpellations] (1) Every member of the National Assembly may address to the Prime Minister and to Ministers interpellations with regard to matters falling within their competence. (2) The debate on such an interpellation shall not take place until at least eight days have elapsed after its presentation, except in case of urgency and with the consent of the Minister concerned. (3) Subject to the provisions of Articles 101 and 102, an interpellation may lead to the question of no confidence being put to the Assembly. Article 101 [Vote of No-Confidence] (1) Every Minister is responsible to the National Assembly for the affairs of his ministry. If the Assembly passes a vote of no confidence against a Minister, he is considered to have resigned his office as from the date of the vote of no confidence and shall immediately submit his formal resignation. The question of confidence in a Minister may not be raised except upon his request or upon a demand signed by ten members, following a debate on an interpellation addressed to him. The Assembly may not make its decision upon such a request before the lapse of seven days from the presentation thereof. (2) Withdrawal of confidence from a Minister is by a majority vote of the members constituting the Assembly excluding Ministers. Ministers do not participate in the vote of confidence. 16