He may also, within the same periods, request and be granted, as of right, the holding of this deliberation only in a session following the one in which the draft was adopted on the first reading. The voting for this second deliberation is decided by the absolute majority of the members of Parliament in office. Article 75: The President of the Republic, after consulting the Joint-Conventions Bureau, may submit to referendum any draft or matter that he deems to demand direct consultation with the people. When the referendum has concluded the adoption of the draft, the President of the Republic promulgates it within the periods set forth in Article 74 paragraph 2. Article 76: The President of the Republic may, by decree, delegate some of his powers to the Vice-President of the Republic, the Prime Minister and to other members of the Government. Article 77: The President of the Republic may, by decree, delegate some of his powers to the Prime Minister or to the member of the Government acting as interim on behalf of the latter. This delegation of powers must be limited in time and focus on a specific matter. CHAPTER III. THE VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC Article 78: The Vice-President of the Republic is elected for five years by direct universal suffrage. He may be re-elected only once. The candidate for the Vice-Presidency of the Republic is in possession of his civil and political rights and must be at least thirty-five years of age. He must be exclusively of Ivoirian nationality, born of a father or mother of Ivoirian origin. Article 79: The elected Vice-President of the Republic is sworn in, under the conditions set forth in the law, before the Constitutional Council, in a formal sitting. The provisions of Articles 60 and 61 of this Constitution apply to the Vice-President of the Republic. Article 80: The Vice-President of the Republic acts by delegation on behalf of the President of the Republic. The Vice-President of the Republic replaces the President of the Republic whenever the latter is outside of the national territory. In such a case, the President of the Republic may, by decree, delegate to him the presidency of the Council of Ministers, on a specific agenda. CHAPTER IV. THE GOVERNMENT Article 81: The Government is composed of the Prime Minister, Head of Government, and the ministers. The Government is responsible for the implementation of national policy, such as is defined by the President of the Republic. Article 82: The Prime Minister organizes and coordinates government action. The Prime Minister presides over the Council of Government, a preparatory meeting of the Council of Ministers. The Prime Minister replaces the President of the Republic whenever the latter and the VicePresident of the Republic are outside of the national territory. Article 83: The Prime Minister and the ministers are jointly and severally accountable to the President of the Republic. The resignation of the Prime Minister, the Head of Government, entails that of the entire Government.