Article 137:
Application of the provisions of the articles related to the Federation Council, wherever it
may be cited in this Constitution, shall be postponed until the Council of Representatives
issues a decision by a two-thirds majority vote in its second electoral term that is held
after this Constitution comes into force.
Article 138:
First: The expression “the Presidency Council” shall replace the expression “the
President of the Republic” wherever the latter is mentioned in this Constitution.
The provisions related to the President of the Republic shall be reactivated one
successive term after this Constitution comes into force.
Second:
A. The Council of Representatives shall elect the President of the State and
two Vice Presidents who shall form a Council called the “Presidency
Council,” which shall be elected by one list and with a two-thirds
majority.
B. The provisions to remove the President of the Republic present in this
Constitution shall apply to the President and members of the Presidency
Council.
C. The Council of Representatives may remove a member of the Presidency
Council with a three-fourths majority of the number of its members for
reasons of incompetence and dishonesty.
D. In the event of a vacant seat in the Presidency Council, the Council of
Representatives shall elect a replacement by a two-thirds majority vote of
its members.
Third: Members of the Presidency Council shall be subject to the same conditions
as a member of the Council of Representatives and must:
A. Be over forty years of age.
B. Enjoy good reputation, integrity and uprightness.
C. Have quit the dissolved (Ba’ath) Party ten years prior to its fall, in case he
was a member of it.
D. Have not participated in suppressing the 1991 and Al-Anfal uprisings. He
must not have committed a crime against the Iraqi people.
Fourth: The Presidency Council shall issue its decisions unanimously and any
member may delegate to one of the two other members to take his place.