6. Summons the Cabinet to meet, drafts its agenda, familiarizes the President of the Republic
in advance with the issues included in the agenda and with the urgent issues to be discussed,
and signs the original session minutes.
7. Follows up the activities of the public administrations and institutions; coordinates
between the ministers, and issues general instructions to ensure the smooth progress of work.
8. Holds working sessions with the State agencies concerned in the presence of the
competent minister.
9. By law, acts as the deputy chairman of the Supreme Defense Council.
D. Council of Ministers:
The executive power shall be vested in the Council of Ministers.
The following are among the powers exercised by it:
1- Sets the general policy of the State in all domains, draws up draft laws and decrees, and
takes the necessary decisions for their implementation.
2. Watches over the implementation of laws and regulations and supervises the activities of
all the State agencies without exception, including the civilian, military, and security
administrations and institutions.
3. The Council of Ministers is the authority which controls the armed forces.
4. Appoints, dismisses, and accepts the resignation of civil servants in accordance with the
law.
5. It has the right to dissolve the Chamber of Deputies at the request of the President of the
Republic if the Chamber refuses to meet throughout an ordinary or an extraordinary session
lasting no less than one month, even though it is summoned twice consecutively, or if the
Chamber returns the entire budget in its entirety with the purpose of paralyzing the
government. This right may not be exercised again for the same reasons which called for
dissolving the Chamber in the first instance.
6. When the President of the Republic is present, he heads Cabinet sessions.
The Council of Ministers shall meet periodically at special headquarters. The legal quorum
for a Cabinet meeting is 2/3 the Cabinet members. The Cabinet shall adopt its decisions by
consensus, and if impossible, then by vote. The decisions shall be adopted by a majority of
the members present. As for major issues, they require the approval of 2/3 of the Cabinet
members. The following topics shall be considered major issues: The state of emergency and
its abolition, war and peace, general mobilization, international agreements and treaties, the
State's public budget, comprehensive and long-term development plans, the appointment of
top-level civil servants or their equivalent, the revision of the administrative division, the
dissolution of the Chamber of Deputies, the election law, the citizenship law, the personal
status laws, and the dismissal of Cabinet ministers.
E. Minister:
The minister's prerogatives shall be reinforced in a manner compatible with the government's
general policy and with the principle of collective responsibility. A minister shall not be relieved
of his position unless by a decision of the Council of Ministers, or unless the Chamber of
Deputies withdraws its confidence from him individually
F. Cabinet Resignation, Considering Cabinet resigned, and Dismissal of Ministers: