Sentences with phrase «by presidential decree»

Congress must more clearly define its purposes, limit the acreage that can be designated by presidential decree, and provide for congressional review and approval of all decisions.

Obiang, who seized power in a military coup in 1979 and was re-elected again in April with 93.7 percent of the vote, promoted the 47 - year - old second vice-president by a presidential decree read on state television.

By law an economic embargo can be issued only by presidential decree if the national security of the United States is imminently threatened.

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Rodrigues, a member of the opposition Rede party (led by former presidential candidate and environment minister Marina Silva), has proposed blocking the president's decree, and plans to file lawsuits in Amapá and Pará to carry out the preventative measure.

Once passed, the new legislation will allow Christians to build and renovate their churches as stipulated by the constitution, a far cry from the days of toppled President Hosni Mubarak, when building and restoring churches required a presidential decree.

It could be that Indonesia uses «decree» only for Presidential decrees when the word for Presidential decree is translated and uses «decision» for decrees by other officials, but I very much doubt that this is the case.