Presidential Duties

(1) The President of the Republic is the Head of the State and represents the unity of the Nation.

(2) The President may send messages to the Chambers.

(3) The President shall:

call the elections of the new Chambers and set the date of their first meeting;

authorize the submission to the Chambers of bills proposed by the Government;

promulgate the laws and issue decrees having the force of law and the regulations;

call for a popular referendum in the cases provided for by the Constitution;

appoint State officials in the cases provided for by law;

accredit and receive diplomatic representatives, and ratify international treaties which have, where required, been authorized by the Chambers.

(4) The President shall be the commander of the Armed forces, shall preside over the Supreme Defense Council set forth by law, and shall make declarations of war which have been decided by the Chambers.

(5) The President shall preside over the High Council of the Judiciary.

(6) The President may grant pardons and commute punishments.

(7) The President shall confer the honorifics of the Republic.