Chapter V : Right of National Sovereignty
Pursuant to Article 60, the president fulfills "executive" functions "except in the matters that are directly placed under the jurisdiction of the " as enumerated in Article 110. Article 68 allows suspension of elections during wartime.
Article 57 states the Separation of Powers.
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