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ARTICLE 54. The President of the Republic shall be the holder of executive power. He shall be the head of the Government, and with this title he shall determine and conduct the politics of the Nation. He shall exercise statutory power. He shall have the Civil Service and the Armed Forces at his disposal. He shall be responsible for the National Defense. He shall appoint, after an advisory opinion of the National Assembly, the members of the Government; he shall fix their prerogatives and shall bring an end to their duties. The members of the Government shall be responsible to him. The duties of the members of the Government shall be incompatible with the exercise of any parliamentary mandate, with any public employment - civil or military, and with any professional activity. The acts of the President of the Republic other than those provided for in Articles 60 and 115 shall be countersigned by the Ministers charged with their execution.