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Articles 238 – 244
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The Constitution of the Republic of Angola shall come into force on the date of its publication in the Didrio da Republic (Official Gazette), without prejudice to the provisions contained in the Articles which follow.
The ordinary law that existed prior to the Constitution coming into force shall be maintained provided that it does not contradict the Constitution.
The terms of office for serving Members of the National Assembly on the date on which the Constitution of the Republic of Angola comes into force shall be maintained until the Members elected under the terms of this Constitution take up office.
The serving President of the Republic on the date on which the Constitution of the Republic of Angola comes into force shall remain in office until the President of the Republic elected under the terms of this Constitution is inaugurated.
From the time when this Constitution comes into force, the President of the Republic shall exercise executive power, namely the right to appoint his aides and carry out other duties on the basis of the rules and principles contained in this Constitution.
The organisation and functioning of the state administration and the indirect and autonomous state authorities must be adjusted to the provisions contained in this Constitution.
The effective institutionalisation of local authorities shall obey the principle of gradualism.
The appropriate state bodies shall determine by law opportunities for its creation, the gradual enlargement of responsibilities, the level of supervision and the transition between the local administration and the local authorities.
High Court judges must be appointed in such a way as to prevent their total simultaneous replacement.
There shall be an amnesty for military crimes, crimes against state security and other related crimes, together with crimes committed by military personnel and agents of the security and public order forces committed in any form within the context of the political and military conflict which ended in 2002.
Source: Official Portal of the Government of Angola — governo.gov.ao. Reproduced for education; not an official government publication or legal advice.