American Constitutional Provisions on the Functions of the Vice President of the Republic
ARGENTINA
Article 57.- The vice president of the Nation will president of the Senate,…
COLOMBIA
Article 202.- The Vice President of the Republic will be chosen by vote popular the same to date and in the same formula ’s relationship with the President of the Republic.
Candidates for the second vote, if any, must be in each formula who integrated it into the first one.
The Vice President will have the same period of the President and will replace it in its faults temporary or absolute, even in the /// that these are presented before their possession.
In the faults temporary President of the Republic It will be enough for the Vice President to take possession of the cargo at the first opportunity, so that it can be exercised as many times as necessary. /// de lack absolute of President of the Republic, the Vice President will assume the cargo until the end of the period.
El President of the Republic may entrust the Vice President with special missions or assignments and appoint him at any time cargo of the frame executive. The Vice President may not assume functions of Minister Delegate.
Article 203.- To lack of the Vice President when he is exercising the Presidency. This will be assumed by a Minister at the order that establishes the law.
La person that in accordance with this article replace the President, will belong to the same party or movement and will exercise the Presidency until the Congress domeBy right own, within thirty days following the when and where in which the vacancy presidential, elect the Vice President, who will take possession of the Presidency of the Republic.
Article 204.- To be elected Vice President, the same qualities are required as to be President of the Republic.
The Vice President cannot be elected President of the Republic nor Vice President for the period immediately following.
Article 205.- In /// de lack absolute of the Vice President, the Congress dome will meet for right own, or by call of the President of the Republic, in order to choose who will replace him for the rest of the period. Its faults absolute powers of the Vice President: his death, its resigns accepted and the inability permanent physics recognized by the Congress dome.
ECUADOR
Article 172.- To be elected Vice President, the same requirements must be met as for President of the RepublicHe will serve in this role for four years.
Article 173.- The Vice President, when not replacing the President of the Republic, will perform the functions assigned to him/her.
Article 174.- In /// de lack final of the Vice President, the Congress dome National will choose his replacement, with the vote as seen here of the mayoria of its members, from a shortlist that will present the President of the Republic. The elected Vice President will perform this function for the tiempo that is missing to complete the period de gobierno. When the lack is temporary, it will not be necessary subrogation.
Article 175.- The prohibitions established in Art. 166 for the President of the Republic, shall also apply to the Vice President, to the extent applicable.
NICARAGUA
Article 145.- The Vice President of the Republic performs the functions assigned to it by this Constitution Politics, and those delegated to him by the President of the Republic directly or through law.
It will also replace in the cargo al President, in cases of lack temporary o final.
PANAMA
Article 180.- These are powers exercised by the vice presidents of the Republic.
1. Replace the President of the Republic, for its order, /// de lack de temporary or absolute of the President.
2. Attend with voice, but without vote, to the sessions of the Council de Cabinet.
3. Advise the President of the Republic in the matters that it determines.
4. Attend and represent al President of the Republic in public events and national or international conferences or in special missions that the President entrust to them.
Article 188.- He may not be elected Vice President of the Republic:
1. The President of the Republic who has performed his duties at any time tiempoWhen election from the Vice President of the Republic be for him period following yours.
2. Relatives within the fourth degree of consanguinity or second of affinity of the President of the Republic, for him period which follows the one in which the President of the Republic had exercised the cargo.
3. The citizen that as Vice President of the Republic had exercised the cargo de President of the Republic en crafts permanent in any tiempo during the three years prior to period for which it is made election.
4. Relatives within the fourth degree of consanguinity and second of affinity of the citizen expressed in the previous numeral for the period immediately following the one in which he had exercised the Presidency of the Republic.
5. Relatives within the fourth degree of consanguinity or second of affinity of the President of the Republic.
PARAGUAY
Article 227.- FROM THE VICE PRESIDENT
There will be a Vice President of the Republic who, in /// de impediment o absence temporary of the President o vacancy final de saying cargo, will immediately replace him, with all his powers.
Article 239.- OF THE DUTIES AND POWERS OF THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC
These are duties and powers of the person who holds the Vice Presidency of the Republic:
1. replace immediately President of the Republic, in the cases provided for by this Constitution;
2. represent al President of the Republic national and internationally, by designation thereof, with all the prerogatives corresponding to the former, and
3. participate in the deliberations of the Council of Ministers and coordinate relations between the The ability to Executive and the legislativo.
REPUBLIC DOMINICANA
Article 51.-There will be a Vice President of the Republic, which will be elected in the same crafts and equally period that President and jointly with this one. To be Vice President of the Republic the same conditions are required as for being President.
URUGUAY
Article 150.There will be a Vice President, who in all cases of vacancy temporary o final of the Presidency must perform it with the same powers and attributions. If the vacancy was final, will perform it until term of the period de Corporate.
The Vice President of the Republic shall serve as President of the General Assembly and of the Camera of Senators.
VENEZUELA
Article 238.- The Vice President Executive o Executive Vice President is organ direct and immediate collaborator of President or President of the Republic at their condition of Chief of the Executive National.
The Vice President Executive or Executive Vice President will meet the same conditions required to be President or President of the Republic, and may not have any relationship de consanguinity or affinity with this.
Article 239.- The Vice President's powers are: Executive o Executive Vice President:
1. Collaborate with the President or President of the Republic in the steer axle truck of the action of the Corporate.
2. Coordinate the Administration Public National in accordance with the instructions of the President or President of the Republic.
3. Propose to the President or President of the Republic the appointment and the removal of the Ministers.
4. Chair, prior authorization of the President or President of the Republic, Council of Ministers.
5. Coordinate the relations of the Executive National with the Assembly National.
6. Chair the Council Federal of Corporate.
7. Appoint and remove, in accordance with the law, national officials whose designation is not assigned to another authority.
8. Supply the faults temporary President or President of the Republic.
9. Exercise the powers delegated to him by the President or President of the Republic.
10. The others that indicate this Constitution and law.
Article 240.- The approval of a motion of censorship to the Vice President Executive or Executive Vice President, for one vote No. less of two thirds of the members of the Assembly National, implies its removal. The official removed or removed official may not choose al cargo of Vice President Executive Executive Vice President or Minister o Minister for the rest of the period presidential.
La removal of the Vice President Executive or Executive Vice President on three occasions within the same period constitutional, as a result of the approval of motions of censorship, empowers the President or President of the Republic to dissolve the Assembly National. The decree de dissolution entails the call of elections for a new legislature within sixty days of its dissolution. The Assembly may not be dissolved at the last year and we will announce of its period constitutional.
Article 241.- The Vice President Executive o Executive Vice President is responsible for his or her actions in accordance with this Constitution and law.