15-01-2011, 10:36 AM
Magda Hassan Wrote:Peter Lemkin Wrote:It will be interesting. Actually, the Prime Minister [likely on purpose] cited the wrong clause in the Constitution for his new powers as President. I forget the number. It is the very next provision in the Constitution of Tunisia that really applies - whereby he'd form a provisional government and call for elections ASAP.Ah, interesting. Wriggle room.
The article he used in his speech is for when the President is temporarily unable to carry out the duties of office. It calls for the Prime Minister to be head of government until the President's return. The next article is for when the President is dead or gone [the case] and will not return [the case] and calls for the Prime Minister to form a coalition caretaker government and call for early elections. I know the opposition will be calling for him to change from the one article to the other today!
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