SECTION 8

(1) The President of the Republic shall represent the State in all acts of public life. (2) He shall be Head of the Armed Forces. (3) He shall ensure the internal and external security of the Republic. (4) He shall accredit ambassadors and envoys extraordinary to foreign powers. The ambassadors and envoys extraordinary of foreign powers shall be accredited to him. (5) The President of the Republic shall enact laws as provided for in Article 31 below. (6) The President of the Republic shall refer matters to the Constitutional Council under the conditions laid down by the Constitution. (7) He shall exercise the right of clemency, after consultation with the Higher Judicial Council. (8) He shall exercise statutory authority. (9) He shall set up and organize the administrative service of the State. (10) He shall appoint to civil and military posts of the State. (11) He shall confer the decorations and honorary distinctions of the Republic. (12) The President of the Republic may, if necessary and after consultation with the Government, the Bureaux of the National Assembly and the Senate, dissolve the National Assembly. The election of a new Assembly shall take place in accordance with the provisions of Article 15 (4) below.