Constitución en Inglés

218 constituteproject.org Colombia 2021 In order to develop these powers and competences, the law may delegate to one or several departments attributions of national public organs or entities. In each of the departments there shall be a governor who shall be the head of the sectional administration and legal representative of the department; the Governor shall be the agent of the President of the Republic for maintenance of the public order and for execution of the general economic policy as well as for those matters that, through accords, the Nation agrees to delegate to the department. Governors shall be elected for four-year terms and may not be reelected for a subsequent term. The law shall determine the qualifications, requirements, disqualifications, and incompatibilities for governors; regulate their election; determine the cases in which they may be permanently or temporarily prevented from discharging their official duties and regulate how the resultant vacancies shall be filled; and stipulate the other provisions necessary for the normal fulfillment of their duties. Whenever a governor is completely prevented from fulfilling his/her duties and more than eighteen (18) months remain until the end of his/her term, a governor shall be elected for the remainder of the term. If less than eighteen (18) months remain until the end of term, the President of the Republic shall appoint for the rest of the term a governor who belongs to the elected governor’s registered party, political group, or coalition. In specific cases stipulated by law, the President of the Republic may suspend or remove governors from office. ARTICLE 303 ARTICLE 304