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97 | Vote of no confidence in Government
Kariba Draft Constitution
- Parliament may, by resolution passed by at least two-thirds of all its members at a joint sitting of the Senate and the National Assembly, pass a vote of no confidence in the Government.
- A motion for the resolution for a vote of no confidence may be moved only if-
- at least seven days' notice of the motion has been given to the Speaker; and
- the notice of motion has been signed by at least one-third of all the Members of the National Assembly.
- A motion for a vote of no confidence
- must be debated in a joint sitting of the Senate and the National Assembly within twenty-one days after the Speaker received the notice of the motion; and
- must be voted on within seven consecutive sitting days after it was moved, otherwise it is regarded as lost.
- (4) Where Parliament passes a vote of no confidence in the Government, the President must, within fourteen days, either
- remove every Vice-President and Minister from office, unless they have already resigned as a result of the resolution, and appoint new persons in their place in accordance with this Constitution; or
- dissolve Parliament, in which event a presidential election and a general election must be held in accordance with sections eighty-two and one hundred and forty-four.
