Circumstances

If the parliament for the second time rejects the Government's program presented by the Prime Minister, then this is tantamount to a vote of no confidence. Also, the parliament has the right to hear the reports of the other members of the Government and to adopt an appeal to discharge them from office in the case of non-observance of the law.

Modalites

The parliament expresses a vote of no confidence in the Government by a two-thirds majority of the votes from the total number of deputies of each chamber at the initiative of no less than one-fifth of the total number of the parliament deputies. The right of the parliament to adopt an appeal against a minister, at the initiative of no less than one-third of the total number of deputies must be supported by a majority of two-thirds of the total number of deputies.

Consequences

In the event that the resignation of the Government or one of its members is declined by the parliament, the President charges the Government or its member with continued performance of their responsibilities. In the event that the resignation of the Government owing to the passage of a vote of no confidence is declined, the President has the right to dissolve the parliament. There were no motions of censure tabled in the parliament between 1990 and 2000.