The bill, initiated by three MPs of the ruling Democratic Liberal Party, and which is backed by the Government, has received ample criticism from the opposition, which threatened to contest it at the Constitutional Court if adopted.
The opposition contested that, if the bill is adopted, the head of state would be elected by the majority of voters who cast ballots in election but it would take the majority of all registered voters to impeach the president.
The Chamber’s committee for legal matters approved the bill in June and it needs to be adopted by the Chamber plenary before it can be signed into law.