TWO: THE PRIME MINISTER Article 64 (As amended by the Constitutional Law of September 21, 1990) The Prime Minister is the Head of Government and its representative. He speaks in its name and shall be considered responsible for executing the general policy that is set by the Council of Ministers. He shall exercise the following powers: 1. He shall head the Council of Ministers and shall be ex officio Deputy Head of the Supreme Defense Council. 2. He shall conduct the parliamentary consultations for forming the government. He shall sign, with the President of the Republic, the Decree of its formation. The government must present its general statement of policy to the Chamber to gain its confidence within thirty days of the date of issuance of the Decree in which the government was formed. The government shall not exercise its powers before it gains confidence nor after it has resigned or is considered resigned, except in the narrow sense of a care-taker government. 3. He shall present the Government's general policy before the Chamber of Deputies. 4. He shall sign, with the President of the Republic, all decrees, except the Decree which designates him the Prime Minister, and the Decree accepting the government's resignation or considering it as having resigned. 5. He shall sign the Decree calling for an extraordinary parliamentary session, and decrees issuing laws, and decrees requesting the reconsideration of laws. 6. He shall call the Council of Ministers into session and sets its agenda, and he shall inform the President beforehand of the subjects included on the agenda and of the urgent subjects that will be discussed. 7. He shall follow up the activities of administrations and public institutions, and shall coordinate among the Ministers and give general guidance to ensure the proper progress of affairs. 8. He shall hold working meetings with the concerned authorities in the Government in the presence of the concerned Minister. THREE: THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS Article 65 (As amended by the Constitutional Law of September 21, 1990) The Executive authority shall be vested in the Council of Ministers. It shall be the authority to which the armed forces are subject. Among the authorities that it shall exercise are the following: 1. It shall set the general policy of the Government in all fields, draw up Bills and organizational Decrees and take the decisions necessary for implementing them. 2. It shall watch over the execution of laws and regulations and supervise the activities of all the Government's branches including the civil, military, and security administrations and institutions. 3. It shall appoint state employees, dismiss them and accept their resignations according to the law. 4. It shall dissolve the Chamber of Deputies upon the request of the President of the Republic if the Chamber of Deputies, for no compelling reasons, fails to meet during one of