Fifth:
A- Legislation and decisions enacted by the Council of Representatives shall
be forwarded to the Presidency Council for their unanimous approval and
for its issuance within ten days from the date of delivery to the Presidency
Council, except the stipulations of Articles 118 and 119 that pertain to the
formation of regions.
B- In the event the Presidency Council does not approve, legislation and
decisions shall be sent back to the Council of Representatives to
reexamine the disputed issues and to vote on them by the majority of its
members and then shall be sent for the second time to the Presidency
Council for approval.
C- In the event the Presidency Council does not approve the legislation and
decisions for the second time within ten days of receipt, the legislation and
decisions are sent back to the Council of Representatives, which has the
right to adopt it by three-fifths majority of its members, which may not be
challenged, and the legislation or decision shall be considered ratified.
Sixth: The Presidency Council shall exercise the powers of the President of the
Republic stipulated in this Constitution.
Article 139:
The Prime Minister shall have two deputies in the first electoral term.
Article 140:
First: The executive authority shall undertake the necessary steps to complete the
implementation of the requirements of all subparagraphs of Article 58 of the
Transitional Administrative Law.
Second: The responsibility placed upon the executive branch of the Iraqi
Transitional Government stipulated in Article 58 of the Transitional
Administrative Law shall extend and continue to the executive authority elected
in accordance with this Constitution, provided that it accomplishes completely
(normalization and census and concludes with a referendum in Kirkuk and other
disputed territories to determine the will of their citizens), by a date not to exceed
the 31st of December 2007.
Article 141:
Legislation enacted in the region of Kurdistan since 1992 shall remain in force, and
decisions issued by the government of the region of Kurdistan, including court decisions
and contracts, shall be considered valid unless they are amended or annulled pursuant to
the laws of the region of Kurdistan by the competent entity in the region, provided that
they do not contradict with the Constitution.