(1) The
Prime Minister may, whenever he or she considers necessary or appropriate to
show that he or she has confidence from the House of Representatives, table a
motion to that effect in the House of Representatives for the vote of confidence.
(2) If the political party which the Prime Minister represents is divided
or a political party in coalition government withdraws its support, the Prime
Minister shall table a motion in the House of Representatives for a vote of
confidence within thirty days.
(3) If a motion tabled under clauses (1) and (2) is not passed by a
majority of the total number of the then members of the House of Representatives,
the Prime Minister shall relieve of his or her office.
(4) One-fourth of the total number of the then members of the House of
Representatives may table a motion of no-confidence in writing that the House has
no confidence in the Prime Minister.
Provided that a motion of no confidence shall not be tabled until the first
two years after the appointment of the Prime Minister and until another one year
after the date of failure of the motion of no confidence once tabled.
(5) A motion of no confidence to be tabled under clause (4) shall also
indicate the name of a member proposed for the Prime Minister.
(6) If a motion of no confidence tabled under clause (4) is passed by a
majority of the total number of the then members of the House of Representatives,
the Prime Minister shall relieve of his or her office.
(7) If the office of Prime Minister falls vacant because of the passage of
a motion of no confidence under clause (6), the President shall, in accordance with
Article 76, appoint as the Prime Minister the member of the House of
Representatives proposed under clause (5).