Circumstances

The Assembly may pass a recommendation for the removal of the Prime Minister or a State Council member from office in case of a breach of the Constitution or a law (Article 63 of the Constitution).

Modalites

A recommendation for removal may be introduced by one third or more of the total members of the National Assembly, and passed with the concurrent vote of a majority of all its members.

Consequences

Only the person who is targeted in the recommendation for removal is affected by a motion of censure. However, the Assembly only has the power to recommend that a public official be removed from office, and it is the President who makes the final decision. Between 1990 and 2000, there were 161 recommendations for removal from office tabled in the Assembly, both by the majority and opposition parties. Only three motions led to a removal from office. During the period from 2001 to August 2005, there were eight recommendations for removal from office tabled in the Assembly. Among them, two led to removal from office.