Presidential power to summon and prorogue Parliament, and to dissolve the House of the People, governs session timing. The provision vests in the President authority to summon each House of Parliament to meet at such time and place as the President thinks fit, provided that six months shall not intervene between the last sitting of one session and the first sitting of the next; it also empowers the President to prorogue either House and to dissolve the House of the People.
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Presidential power to summon and prorogue Parliament, and to dissolve the House of the People, governs session timing.
The provision vests in the President authority to summon each House of Parliament to meet at such time and place as the President thinks fit, provided that six months shall not intervene between the last sitting of one session and the first sitting of the next; it also empowers the President to prorogue either House and to dissolve the House of the People.
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