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ARTICLE 57. The President of the Republic shall have the initiative of laws concurrently with the members of the National Assembly. He shall assure the promulgation of laws within the fifteen days following their transmission to him by the President of the National Assembly. This time limit shall be reduced to five days in case of an emergency declared by the National Assembly. He shall be able, before the expiration of these waiting periods, to demand of the National Assembly a second deliberation of the law or of certain of its articles. This second deliberation may not be refused. If the National Assembly shall be at the end of the session, this second deliberation shall take place automatically at the time of the following regular session. The vote for this second deliberation shall be acquired by the absolute majority of members composing the National Assembly. If, after this last vote, the President of the Republic shall refuse to promulgate the law, the Constitutional Court upon a submission by the President of the National Assembly shall declare the law enforceable if it is in accordance with the Constitution. The same procedure for implementation shall be followed when, at the expiration of the deadline of fifteen days of promulgation provided for in paragraph 2 of the present article, there is neither promulgation nor demand for a second reading.