President of the Republic of Belarus

President of the Republic of Belarus

President of the Republic of Belarus is the head of the state,

guarantor of the Constitution and civil rights. According to the

Constitution, president personifies unity of the people, guarantees

realization of internal and external policy of the state, and represents

the Republic of Belarus in relations with other states and international

organizations. President takes measures to secure sovereignty of the

Republic of Belarus, its national security and territorial integrity,

provides political and economical stability, succession and cooperation of

state bodies, and is a mediator between them.

According to the Constitutional Charter of the Republic of Belarus,

a candidate must meet several requirements: Belarus citizenship, at least

35 years old, elective franchise, and permanent residence in the republic

not less than 10 years before the election.

In accordance to the Constitution (article 84), President of the

Republic of Belarus:

Sets republican referendums;

Sets ordinary and special elections into the House of Representatives,

the Council of the republic and local representative bodies;

Dissolves the Houses of Parliament in cases stipulated by the

Constitution;

Appoints 6 members of the Central election and republican referendums

commission of the Republic of Belarus;

Establishes, abolishes and reestablishes the President Administration,

other state and presidential bodies;

By the House of Representatives approbation appoints prime minister;

Determines the government structure, appoints and dismisses prime

minister's deputies and other members of government, accepts the

resignation of the cabinet;

By the Council of the Republic approbation appoints chairmen of the

Constitutional Court, the Supreme Court and the Supreme Economic

Court;

By the Council of the Republic approbation appoints the Supreme Court

and the Supreme Economic Court judges, chairman of the Central

election and republican referendums commission; general prosecutor,

chairman and the board of the National Bank;

Appoints 6 judges of the Constitutional Court and other judges;

Dismisses the Supreme Court and the Supreme Economic Court judges,

chairman of the Central election and republican referendums

commission; general prosecutor, chairman and the board of the National

Bank on legal grounds and with notification of the Council of the

republic;

Appoints and dismisses the State Supervision Committee chairman;

Addresses to the citizens with the information on the situation in the

republic and main points of the internal and external policy;

Annually addresses to the Parliament with messages that are not

discussed during the sessions; has the right to participate in

Parliament sessions, deliver messages or hold speeches;

Has the right to chair the government sessions;

Appoints heads of governmental bodies and determines their status;

appoints president representatives in the Parliament and other

officials in accordance with legislation if other is not stipulated by

the Constitution;

Settles questions concerning granting of citizenship and granting

asylum;

Sets state holidays, gives ranks, confers awards;

Grants pardons;

Holds negotiations, signs international treaties, appoints and recalls

envoys;

Receives credentials and letters of recall from envoys accredited in

the Republic of Belarus;

In case of a disaster or upheaval accompanied by violence or a menace

of violence from a group of persons or an organization leading to

threats to people's lives and health, territorial integrity and

existence of the state, imposes the state of emergency on the

territory or some parts of the republic;

Has legal rights to postpone a strike but no longer than for 3 months;

Sign laws, can, on legal grounds, return a law or some of its articles

with his objections to the House of Representatives;

Has the right to abate the Parliament acts;

Directly or through special bodies supervises law compliance by local

authorities; has the right to abate decisions of local Soviets of

deputies if the do not observe law compliance;

Forms and heads the Security council of the Republic of Belarus;

appoints and dismisses the General Secretary of the Security Council;

is the commander-in-chief of the armed forces of the Republic of

Belarus; appoints and dismisses the Supreme Command; in case of war

threat imposes martial law, declares general or partial mobilization;

Delivers other authorities imposed by the constitution.

In accordance with the Constitution (article 85), president issues

edicts and decrees, that have the binding force on the whole territory of

the Republic of Belarus. In cases stipulated by the Constitution,

president issues decrees having force of laws. Directly or through special

bodies provides the execution of decrees and edicts.

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