Transitory Provisions
FIRST
Prior to the passage of six months after this Constitution has taken effect, the National Assembly of People’s Power will approve a new Electoral Law that will regulate the election of the representatives on the National Assembly, its President, Vice President, and Secretary; the Council of State, the President and Vice President of the Republic; the members of the National Electoral Council; the provincial governors and deputy provincial governors; and the representatives of the municipal assemblies of People’s Power, their President and their Vice President.
SECOND
After approving the Electoral Law, the National Assembly of People’s Power, within a period of three months, will elect from among its members its president, Vice President, Secretary, the other members of the Council of State, and the President and Vice President of the Republic.
THIRD
Once elected, the President of the Republic proposes to the National Assembly of People’s Power the appointments for Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Ministers, the Secretary, and other members of the Council of Ministers.
FOURTH
The provincial assemblies of People’s Power will remain in office until the governors, deputy governors, and the provincial councilors take office.
FIFTH
The President of the Republic, once elected and within a period of three months, proposes the election of municipal governors and deputy municipal governors to the respective municipal assemblies of People’s Power through their delegates.
SIXTH
Within a period of three months and following the election of provincial governors and deputy provincial governors, the municipal assemblies of People’s Power will designate the individuals who will serve as mayors.
SEVENTH
The National Assembly of People’s Power, within a period of one year after the entrance into force of this Constitution, will approve its bylaws and those of the Council of State.
EIGHTH
The Council of Ministers, within a period of two years after this Constitution takes effect, will present their proposal for new bylaws to the National Assembly of People’s Power for the Council of Ministers and for the provincial governments.
NINTH
The National Assembly of People’s Power, within a period of two years after the Constitution takes effect, will approve the bylaws of the municipal assemblies of People’s Power and of their councils of administration.
TENTH
The Council of Government of the People’s Supreme Court, within a period of eighteen months after this Constitution takes effect, will present to the National Assembly of People’s Power a proposal of a new Law of the People’s Courts that will have been adjusted to the changes presented by this Constitution as well as to the proposed modifications to the Law of Penal Procedure and to the Law of Civil, Administrative, Labor, and Economic Procedures, where appropriate.
ELEVENTH
In response to the Referendum that took place, the National Assembly of People’s Power will, within a period of two years after the Constitution takes effect, begin the process of popular consultation and referendum for the Family Code program, which must include the form that a marriage may take.
TWELFTH
The National Assembly of People’s Power, within a period of eighteen months after this Constitution takes effect, will approve the legislative modifications required to effectuate that which is prescribed in Article 99, which refers to the possibility of citizens to access legal institutions in order to defend their rights.
THIRTEENTH
The National Assembly of People’s Power will approve, within a period of one year after this Constitution takes effect, a legislative schedule for the implementation of the laws developed by the precepts established in this Constitution.
