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Article 97. Mandate Head of state term length The President of Montenegro shall be elected for the period of five years. Head of state term limits The same person may be elected the President of Montenegro maximum two times. The President of Montenegro shall assume the duty on the date of taking an oath before the Members of the Parliament. Emergency provisions If the mandate of the President expires during the state of war or the state of emergency, the mandate shall be extended for maximum 90 days after the end of circumstances that have caused that state. The President of Montenegro shall not perform any other public duty. Montenegro 2007 (rev. 2013) Page 20 constituteproject.org PDF generated: 27 Apr 2022, 10:50 Head of state removal Article 98. Cessation of mandate The mandate of the President of Montenegro shall end with the expiry of time for which he/she was elected, by resignation, if he/she is permanently unable to perform the duty of the President and by impeachment. The President shall be held responsible for the violation of the Constitution. The procedure to determine whether the President of Montenegro has violated the Constitution shall be initiated by the Parliament, at the proposal of minimum 25 Members of the Parliament. The Parliament shall submit the proposal to initiate the procedure to the President of Montenegro for plead. Constitutional court powers The Constitutional Court shall decide on existence or non-existence of violation of the Constitution and shall publish the decision and submit it to the Parliament and the President of Montenegro without delay. Constitutional court powers The Parliament may impeach the President of Montenegro when the Constitutional Court finds that he/she has violated the Constitution. Head of state replacement Article 99. Discharge of duties in case of impediment or cessation of mandate In case of cessation of mandate of the President of Montenegro, until the election of the new President, as well as in the case of temporary impediment of the President to discharge his/her duties, the Speaker of the Parliament shall discharge this duty. Establishment of cabinet/ministers 3. GOVERNMENT OF MONTENEGRO Powers of cabinet Article 100. Responsibility The Government shall: 1. Manage internal and foreign policy of Montenegro; 2. Enforce laws, other regulations and general acts; 3. Adopt decrees, decisions and other acts for the enforcement of laws; Head of government decree power 4. Sign international agreements; Treaty ratification International law 5. Propose the Development plan and Spatial plan of Montenegro; 6. Propose the Budget and the Final Statement of the Budget; Budget bills 7. Propose the National Security Strategy and Defense Strategy; 8. Decide on the recognition of states and establishment of diplomatic and consular relations with other states; 9. Nominate ambassadors and heads of diplomatic missions of Montenegro abroad; 10. Perform other tasks stipulated by the Constitution or the law. Emergency provisions Head of government decree power