Article 60 Dissolution of the House 1. With the consent of the House, the Prime Minister may cause the dissolution of the
House before the expiry of its term in order to hold new elections.
2. The President may invite political parties to form a coalition government within one
week, if the Council of Ministers of a previous coalition is dissolved because of the
loss of its majority in the House. The House shall be dissolved and new elections shall
be held if the political parties cannot agree to the continuation of the previous
coalition or to form a new majority coalition.
3. If the House is dissolved pursuant to sub-Article 1 or 2 of this Article, new elections
shall be held within six months of its dissolution.
4. The new House shall convene within thirty days of the conclusion of the elections.
5. Following the dissolution of the House, the previous governing party or coalition of
parties shall continue as a caretaker government. Beyond conducting the day to day
affairs of government and organizing new elections, it may not enact new
proclamations, regulations or decrees, nor may it repeal or amend any existing law.
PART TWO THE HOUSE OF THE FEDERATION Article 61 Members of the House of the Federation 1. The House of the Federation is composed of representatives of Nations, Nationalities
and Peoples.
2. Each Nation, Nationality and People shall be represented in the House of the
Federation by at least one member. Each Nation or Nationality shall be represented
by one additional representatives for each one million of its population.
3. Members of the House of the Federation shall be elected by the State Councils. The
State Councils may themselves elect representatives to the House of the Federation, or
they may hold elections to have the representatives elected by the people directly.
