PART SIX THE NATIONAL EXECUTIVE CHAPTER I ESTABLISHMENT, COMPOSITION AND POWERS Establishment and Composition of the Executive 95. There shall be established in the Republic of South Sudan a National Executive consisting of the President, Vice President, Ministers, and Deputy Ministers. Powers and Competences of the Executive 96. The Executive shall exercise the executive powers on all matters as set forth in Schedules A, C and D read together with Schedule E of this Constitution and any other competence conferred upon it by this Constitution and the law. CHAPTER II THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC The President 97. (1) There shall be a President for the Republic of South Sudan. (2) The President of the Republic of South Sudan is the head of State and Government, the Commander-in-Chief of the Sudan People’s Liberation Army and the Supreme Commander of all the other regular forces. He or she represents the will of the people, and shall exercise the powers vested in the office of the President by this Constitution. (3) The incumbent elected President of the Government of Southern Sudan shall be the President of the Republic of South Sudan. Eligibility for the Office of the President 98. A candidate for the office of the President shall: (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) be a South Sudanese by birth; be of sound mind; be at least forty years of age; be literate; and not have been convicted of an offence involving honesty or moral turpitude. 32