Constitución en Inglés

116 constituteproject.org Colombia 2021 The following are the attributions of the Senate: 1. To approve or reject resignation of the President of the Republic or the Vice President. 2. To approve or reject military promotions granted by the Government, from generals and flag officers in the public force up to the highest rank. 3. To grant permission to the President of the Republic to take a temporary leave of absence for reasons other than sickness, and to decide about the qualifications of the Vice President to serve as acting President of the Republic. 4. To allow the transit of foreign troops across the territory of the Republic. 5. To authorize the Government to declare war on another state. 6. To elect judges of the Constitutional Court. 7. To elect the Inspector General of the Nation. The Senate has the faculty to hear charges that the House of Representatives brings against the President of the Republic or whoever is occupying that office, Justices of the Supreme Court of Justice, Council of State, and the Constitutional Court, members of the Judicial Superior Council, and the Attorney General of the Nation, even if they no longer hold office. In this case, the Senate shall hear acts and omissions that occurred in the exercise of their duties. ARTICLE 173 ARTICLE 174