था :
(१) यो संविधान प्रारम्भ हुँदाका बखत कायम रहेको राष्ट्रपति र उपराष्ट्रपति यस धारा बमोजिम अर्को राष्ट्रपति र उपराष्ट्रपति निर्वाचित नभएसम्म आ–आफ्नो पदमा बहाल रहनेछन् ।
(२) यो संविधान प्रारम्भ हुँदाका बखत व्यवस्थापिका–संसदको अधिवेशन चलिरहेको रहेछ भने यो संविधान प्रारम्भ भएको मितिले र अधिवेशन चलिरहेको रहेनछ भने धारा २९६ को उपधारा
(६) बमोजिम अधिवेशन आह्वान भएको मितिले एक महीनाभित्र राजनीतिक सहमतिको आधारमा राष्ट्रपति र उपराष्ट्रपतिको निर्वाचन धारा २९६ को उपधारा
(१) बमोजिमको व्यवस्थापिका–संसदले गर्नेछ ।
(३) उपधारा
(२) बमोजिम सहमति कायम हुन नसकेमा व्यवस्थापिका–संसदमा तत्काल कायम रहेका सम्पूर्ण सदस्यको बहुमतद्वारा राष्ट्रपति र उपराष्ट्रपतिको निर्वाचन सम्पन्न गर्नु पर्नेछ ।
(४) उपधारा
(२) वा
(३) बमोजिम निर्वाचित राष्ट्रपति वा उपराष्ट्रपतिको पद कुनै कारणले रिक्त भएमा संघीय संसदको गठन नभएसम्म यसै धारा बमोजिम व्यवस्थापिका–संसदबाट राष्ट्रपति वा उपराष्ट्रपतिको निर्वाचन गरिनेछ ।
(५) यस धारा बमोजिम निर्वाचित राष्ट्रपति वा उपराष्ट्रपतिको पदावधि धारा ६२ बमोजिमको निर्वाचक मण्डलबाट अर्को राष्ट्रपति वा उपराष्ट्रपति निर्वाचित भई कार्यभार नसम्हालेसम्म कायम रहनेछ ।
(६) यस धारा बमोजिम निर्वाचित राष्ट्रपति वा उपराष्ट्रपतिको पद देहायको कुनै अवस्थामा रिक्त हुनेछ :–
(क) राष्ट्रपतिले उपराष्ट्रपति समक्ष र उपराष्ट्रपतिले राष्ट्रपति समक्ष लिखित राजीनामा दिएमा,
(ख) निजको विरुद्ध उपधारा
(७) बमोजिम महाभियोगको प्रस्ताव पारित भएमा,
(ग) धारा ६२ बमोजिमको निर्वाचक मण्डलबाट अर्को राष्ट्रपति वा उपराष्ट्रपति निर्वाचित भई कार्यभार सम्हालेमा,
(घ) निजका े मृत्यु भएमा ।
(७) यस धारा बमोजिम निर्वाचित राष्ट्रपति वा उपराष्ट्रपतिले यो संविधान र कानूनको गम्भीर उल्लंघन गरेको आरोपमा धारा २९६ को उपधारा
(१) बमोजिमको व्यवस्थापिका–संसदमा तत्काल कायम रहेका सम्पूर्ण सदस्य संख्याको कम्तीमा एक चौथाइ सदस्यले निजको विरुद्ध महाभियोगको प्रस्ताव पेश गर्न सक्नेछन । त्यस्तो प्रस्ताव व्यवस्थापिका–संसदमा तत्काल कायम रहेका सम्पूर्ण सदस्य संख्याको कम्तीमा दुई तिहाइ बहुमतबाट पारित भएमा निज पदमुक्त हुनेछ ।
(1) The President and the Vice-President existing at the time of commencement of this Constitution shall continue to hold their respective offices until other President and Vice-President are elected in accordance with this Article. 208
(2) The Legislature-Parliament set forth in clause
(1) of Article 296 shall, on the basis of political understanding, elect the President and the Vice- President, no later than one month after the date of the commencement of this Constitution where the Legislature-Parliament is not in recess at the time of commencement of this Constitution and after the date on which the session is summoned in accordance with clause
(6) of Article 296 where the Legislature- Parliament is in recess.
(3) In the event of failure to have an understanding under clause
(2), the President and the Vice-President must be elected by a majority of all the then members of the Legislature-Parliament.
(4) If the office of the President or Vice-President elected in accordance with clause
(2) or
(3) falls vacant for any reason, the President or Vice-President shall be elected by the Legislature-Parliament in accordance with this Article until the Federal Parliament is formed.
(5) The term of office of the President or Vice-President elected in accordance with this Article shall continue to exist until another President or Vice-President elected by an electoral college set forth in Article 62 assumes office.
(6) The office of the President or Vice-President elected in accordance with this Article shall become vacant in any of the following circumstances:
(a) if the President tenders resignation in writing to the Vice- President and the Vice-President, before the President,
(b) if a motion of impeachment against him or her is passed in accordance with clause
(7),
(c) if another President or Vice-President elected by an electoral college set forth in Article 62 assumes office, 209
(d) if he or she dies.
(7) At least one fourth of the total number of the then members of the Legislature-Parliament set forth in clause
(1) of Article 296 may move a motion of impeachment against the President or Vice-President elected in accordance with this Article on the ground of serious violation of this Constitution and law. If the motion is passed by at least two thirds majority of the total number of the then members of the Legislature-Parliament, he or she shall relive of his or her office
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