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Constitució Espanyola Section 96


 * 1. Validly concluded international treaties, once officially published in Spain, shall be part of the internal legal system. Their provisions may only be repealed, amended or suspended in the manner provided for in the treaties themselves or in accordance with the general rules of international law.


 * 2. The procedure provided for in section 94 for entering into international treaties and agreements shall be used for denouncing them.

Section 97


 * The Government shall conduct domestic and foreign policy, civil and military administration and the defence of the State. It exercises executive authority and the power of statutory regulations in accordance with the Constitution and the laws.

Section 98


 * 1. The Government shall consist of the President, Vice Presidents, when appropiate, Ministers and other members as may be created by law.


 * 2. The President shall direct the Governments' action and coordinate the functions of the other members thereof, without prejudice to the competence and direct responsabilityresponsibility [sic] of the latter in the discharge of their duties.


 * 3. Members of the Government may not perform representative functions other than those derived from their parliamentary mandate, nor any other public function not deriving from their office, nor engage in any professional or commercial activity whatsoever.


 * 4. The status and incompatibilities of members of the Government shall be laid down by law.

Section 99


 * 1. After each renewal of the Congress and in the other cases provided for under the Constitution, the King shall, after consultation with the representatives appointed by the political groups with parliamentary representation, and through the Speaker of the Congress, nominate a candidate for the Presidency of the Government.


 * 2. The candidate nominated in accordance with the provisions of the foregoing subsection shall submit to the Congress the political programme of the Government he or she intends to form and shall seek the confidence of the House.


 * 3. If the Congress, by vote of the overall majority of its members, grants to said candidate its confidence, the King shall appoint him or her President. If overall majority is not obtained, the same proposal shall be submitted for a fresh vote forty eight hours after the previous vote, and confidence shall be deemed to have been secured if granted by single majority.


 * 4. If, after this vote, confidence for the investiture has not been obtained, successive proposals shall be voted upon in the manner provided for in the foregoing paragraphs.


 * 5. If within two months of the first vote for investiture no candidate has obtained the confidence of the Congress, the King shall dissolve both Houses and call for new elections, with the countersignature of the Speaker of the Congress.

Section 100


 * The other members of the Government shall be appointed and dismissed by the King at the President's proposal.

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