Being the Head of State, the President represents Vietnam internally and externally; shall be elected by the National Assembly from among its members. He is responsible to the National Assembly for his work reports to it. His term of office follows that of the National Assembly.

Duties and Powers of the President:

* To promulgate the Constitution, laws and decrees. To have overall command of the armed forces and hold the office of Chairman of the National Defense and Security Council. To propose to the National Assembly to elect, release from duty, remove from office, the Vice-President of the country, the Prime Minister, the President of the Supreme People's Court, the Head of the Supreme People's Office of Supervision & Control. On the basis of resolutions of the National Assembly or its Standing Committee to appoint, release from duty, or dismiss the Deputy Prime Ministers, Cabinet Ministers and other members of the Government, proclaim a state of war; to proclaim an amnesty, order a general or partial mobilization; to proclaim state of emergency throughout the country/in a particular region.

* To propose to the Standing Committee of the National Assembly to review its decree-laws and resolutions on matters stipulated in Points 8 and 9, Article 91 of the 1992 Constitution, within the space of ten days following their adoption; if those decree-laws and resolutions are again passed by the Standing Committee of the National Assembly with the country's President dissenting, the latter shall report the matter to the National Assembly for it to decide the issue at its nearest session.

* To confer titles and ranks on senior officers of the people's armed forces; diplomatic titles and ranks, and other State titles and ranks; to confer medals,badges and State honors and distinctions. To appoint and recall Vietnam's ambassadors extraordinary and plenipotentiary; to negotiate and sign international agreements on behalf of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam with the Heads of other States; to approve or join international agreements, except in cases where a decision by the National Assembly is necessary.

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