constituteproject.org • Referenda PDF generated: 18 Apr 2016, 15:25 Article 41 The President of the Republic, on the proposal of the Government, during the sessions of or upon proposition of the National Assembly, after consultation by the Constitutional Court published in the Official Journal, may submit to referendum all questions of national interest, any bill dealing with the organization of public authority, entailing approval of a Community agreement, or providing to authorize the ratification of a treaty that, without being contrary to the Constitution, might effect the functioning of (existing) institutions. In the event that the Referendum ends in the adoption of the bill, the President of the Republic shall promulgate it according to the time limit provided in Article 40. • Dismissal of the legislature Article 42 The President of the Republic may, after consultation with the Prime Minister and the President of the National Assembly, pronounce the dissolution of the National Assembly. General elections shall take place twenty one days at the least and forty days at the most, after the dissolution. The National Assembly shall not be dissolved in the year following these elections. Article 43 The President of the Republic shall communicate with the National Assembly and the High Council of Territorial Units by messages which he has read by the President of the National Assembly or by the same of the High Council of Territorial Units. Out of session, the National Assembly or the High Council of Territorial Units meets in special session for this purpose. • Designation of commander in chief Article 44 The President of the Republic shall be the Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces. He shall preside over the High Council and the Committee of Defense of the National Defense. • Head of state powers • Establishment of judicial council • Power to pardon Article 45 The President of the Republic shall be the President of the High Council of the Judiciary. He shall exercise the power of pardon. He shall propose laws of amnesty. Article 46 • Head of government decree power The President of the Republic shall sign the Ordinances and decrees taken in the Council of Ministers. • Selection of active-duty commanders He shall name civil servants and high military officers (as) established by law. The High Chancellor, Generals and Admirals, Ambassadors and Envoys Extraordinary, the Governors of the Regions, (and) the Directors of the Central Administration shall be named by decree taken in the Council of Ministers. • Supreme court selection • Head of government decree power Mali 1992 Article 47 Page 10