SECTION 66

(1) Regarding matters submitted to the National Assembly, adoption or rejection of a section, amendment, proposed alternative text, motion or of a complete text, the President shall ask whether there is any objection. (2) Where there is no objection, the section, amendment, proposed alternative text, motion or complete text which is the subject of the question, shall be adopted. (3) Where there is an objection, the President shall call upon the National Assembly to vote by show of hands or by standing. 33 (4) Voting by show of hands shall be the ordinary form of voting at the National Assembly. (5) In case of doubt on the outcome of the vote by show of hands, a vote by standing shall be conducted. Should the doubt persist, voting by standing shall be conducted as per political party represented in the National Assembly. (6) No Member of the National Assembly may be given the floor during a vote or in between various ballots. (7) Secretaries assisted by the Secretary-General of the National Assembly shall then count the votes cast. (8) The President shall announce the results of the vote to the National Assembly by stating the number of votes "for", the number of votes "against" and the number of abstentions. He then shall declare: "The National Assembly has adopted" or "The National Assembly has not adopted".