Constitution - Governo de Timor-Leste

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2. The Standing Committee shall be presided over by the Speaker of the NationalParliament and shall be comprised of Deputy Speakers and Parliament Membersdesignated by the parties sitting in the Parliament in accordance with theirrespective representation.3. It is incumbent upon the Standing Committee:a) To follow-up the activities of the Government and the Public Administration;b) To co-ordinate the activities of the Committees of the National Parliament;c) To take steps for the convening of Parliament whenever deemed necessary;d) To prepare and organise sessions of the National Parliament;e) To give its consent regarding trips by the President of the Republic inaccordance with Section 80;f) To lead relations between the National Parliament and similar parliamentsand institutions of other countries;g) To authorise the declaration of the state of siege or the state of emergency.TITLE IVGOVERNMENTCHAPTER IDEFINITION AND STRUCTURESection 103(Definition)The Government is the organ of sovereignty responsible for conducting and executing thegeneral policy of the country and is the supreme organ of Public Administration.Section 104(Composition)1. The Government shall comprise the Prime Minister, the Ministers and the Secretariesof State.2. The Government may include one or more Deputy Prime Ministers and DeputyMinisters.
3. The number, titles and competencies of ministries and secretariats of State shall belaid down in a Government statute.Section 105(Council of Ministers)1. The Council of Ministers shall comprise the Prime Minister, the Deputy PrimeMinisters, if any, and the Ministers.2. The Council of Ministers shall be convened and chaired by the Prime Minister.3. The Deputy Ministers, if any, and the Secretaries of State may be required to attendmeetings of the Council of Ministers, without a right to vote.CHAPTER IIFORMATION AND RESPONSIBILITYSection 106(Appointment)1. The Prime Minister shall be designated by the political party or alliance of politicalparties with parliamentary majority and shall be appointed by the President of theRepublic, after consultation with the political parties sitting in the NationalParliament.2. The remaining members of the Government shall be appointed by the President of theRepublic following proposal by the Prime Minister.Section 107(Responsibility of the Government)The Government shall be accountable to the President of the Republic and to the NationalParliament for conducting and executing the domestic and foreign policy in accordancewith the Constitution and the law.αSection 108(The Programme of the Government)1. Once appointed, the Government should develop its programme, which shouldinclude the objectives and tasks proposed, the actions to be taken and the mainpolitical guidelines to be followed in the fields of government activity.2. Once approved by the Council of Ministers, the Prime Minister shall, within amaximum of thirty days after appointment of the Government, submit the Programmeof Government to the National Parliament for consideration.
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