Article 74
(As amended by the Constitutional Law of October 17, 1927)
Should the Presidency become vacant through the death or resignation of the
President or for any other cause, the Chamber shall meet immediately and by virtue of the
law to elect a successor. If either Chamber happens to be dissolved at the time the vacancy
occurs, the electoral bodies shall be convened without delay and, as soon as the elections
have taken place, the Chamber meets by virtue of the law.
Article 75
(As amended by the Constitutional Law of October 17, 1927)
The Chamber meeting to elect the President of the Republic shall be considered an
electoral body and not a legislative assembly. It must proceed immediately, without
discussion of any other act, to elect the Head of the State.
B: AMENDMENT THE CONSTITUTION
Article 76
(As amended by the Constitutional Law of October 17, 1927)
The constitution may be revised upon the suggestion of the President of the Republic.
In such a case the Government submits a bill to the Chamber of Deputies.
Article 77
(As amended by the Constitutional Law of October 17, 1927,
And the oonstitutional law of September 21,1990)
The constitution may also be revised upon the request of the Chamber of Deputies. In
this such the following procedures shall be observed:
During an ordinary session and upon the proposal of at least ten of its members, the
Chamber of Deputies may propose, by a two-thirds majority of the total members lawfully
composing the Chamber, the revision of the constitution.
However, the articles and the issues referred to in the proposal must be clearly
defined and stated. The President of the Chamber shall then transmit the recommendation to
the Government requesting it to prepare a bill relating thereto. If the Government approves
the proposal of the Chamber by a majority of two thirds, it must prepare the draft amendment
and submit it to the Chamber within four months; if it does not approve, it shall return the
Decision to the Chamber for reconsideration. If the Chamber insists upon the proposal by a
three-fourths majority of the total members lawfully composing the Chamber, the President
of the Republic has then either to comply with the Chamber’s recommendation wish ask the
Council of Ministers to dissolve the Chamber and to hold new elections within three months.
If the new Chamber insists on the necessity of amendment, the Government must acquiese
and submit the draft amendment within four months.