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Article 9
 

(Composition and renewal of the Great and General Council)



  1. The Great and General Council is composed of sixty members.

  2. The Great and General Council is renewed in its entirety every five years, as well as if:


a)   It loses thirty of its members, for any reason;


b)   It does not approve the programme of government, or approves it thanks to the essential support of votes from Council members who were not elected as part of the list or coalition of lists declared winner of the elections in accordance with Art. 40;


c)   It does not appoint the Ministers in accordance with Art. 1, paragraph 3, Qualified Law No. 184, 15 December 2005, or appoints them thanks to the essential support of votes from Council members who were not elected as part of the list or coalition of lists declared winner of the elections in accordance with Art. 40;


d)   In the cases referred to in paragraph 2, the Captains Regent terminate the Great and General Council and call for new elections in accordance with Art. 3, Constitutional Law No. 185, 16 December 2005.