Article 66: The President of the Republic has the right to grant pardon. Article 67: The President of the Republic is the head of the Administration. He appoints civilian and military posts. Article 68: The President of the Republic is the Supreme Head of the Armed Forces. He presides over the Councils, Defense and Security Committees. Article 69: The President of the Republic accredits ambassadors and extraordinary envoys to foreign powers and international organizations. Ambassadors and extraordinary envoys are accredited to him. Article 70: The President of the Republic appoints the Prime Minister, Head of Government. He also terminates the official duties of the latter. On the proposal of the Prime Minister, the President of the Republic appoints the other members of the government and determine their responsibilities. He terminates their official duties under the same conditions. Article 71: The President of the Republic presides over the Council of Ministers. The Council of Ministers is bound to deliberate on: - decisions determining the general policy of the State; - bills, statutes and regulatory decrees; - appointments to senior State posts, the list of which is established by law. Article 72: Draft laws and statutes may be submitted by the President of the Republic to the Constitutional Council for opinion before being examined by the Council of Ministers. The drafts of regulatory decrees may be submitted, by the President of the Republic, to the Council of State for its opinion before being examined by the Council of Ministers. Article 73: Should the institutions of the Republic, the independence of the Nation, the integrity of its territory or the execution of its international commitments become seriously and immediately threatened, and the regular functioning of the constitutional public bodies be interrupted, the President of the Republic takes the exceptional measures required by these circumstances, after consultation with the President of the National Assembly, President of the Senate and the President of the Constitutional Council. He informs the Nation thereof by message. Parliament meets without requiring to be convened. The end of the crisis is recognized by a message from the President of the Republic to the Nation. Article 74: The President of the Republic initiates legislation concurrently with the members of Parliament. He ensures the promulgation of laws within thirty days after the law definitively adopted has been submitted to him. This period is shortened to five days in the event of an emergency. A law not promulgated by the President of the Republic until the expiration of the periods provided for in this article is declared enforceable by the Constitutional Council, referred to by the chairman of one of the two houses of Parliament, if the law is in conformance with the Constitution. The President of the Republic may, before the expiration of these periods, ask Parliament for a second deliberation of the law or of some of its articles. This second deliberation may not be denied.