Role of The President
Among the powers of the president:
- The president promulgates laws.
- The president may dissolve the House of Representatives of Malta acting on the request of the Prime Minister of Malta or following the passage of a no confidence motion in the Government.
- The president names the Prime Minister with the President making his or her decision based on the situation within the Maltese parliament.
- The president names most members of constitutional bodies (with the assent of the Prime Minister of Malta).
- The president receives foreign ambassadors.
- The president may grant a pardon (but not an amnesty) to convicted criminals; the president can also lessen or suppress criminal sentences, acting on the advice of Cabinet or the Minister delegated by Cabinet with such responsibility.
- The president is ex-officio Chairman of the Commission for the Administration of Justice of Malta.
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