| Parliament name (generic / translated) |
Hrvatski Sabor / Croatian Parliament |
| Structure of parliament |
Unicameral |
| APPOINTMENT AND TERM OF OFFICE |
| Title |
President of the Croatian Parliament |
| Term |
- duration: 4 years (term of House)
- reasons for interruption of the term: resignation, President's responsability called into question, dissolution of the Parliament, death |
| Appointment |
- elected by all the Representatives after the Chamber has been constituted
- after Members' mandates are validated and after Members are sworn in |
| Eligibility |
- any Member can be candidate
- notification is required |
| Voting system |
- formal vote by public ballot (secret only at the request of certain MPs) in one round, usually
- several rounds if the necessary majority has not been achieved - in this event, new candidates are admitted and those who have failed to obtain 1/3 of the vote must be withdrawn |
| Procedures / results |
- the oldest MP presides over the Assembly during the voting
- the oldest MP and possibly a group of MPs, when there is a secret voting, supervise the voting
- the oldest MP announces the results without any delay
- the results cannot be challenged |
| STATUS |
| Status |
- ranks second in the hierarchy of State, after the Head of State
- comes before the President of the House of Zupanije
- represents the House with the public authorities
- represents the House in international bodies
- in the absence of the President, the first Vice-President can assume his/her role and functions |
| Board |
- the Inter-partisan collegiate body is regulated by Rules of Procedure and its internal rules
- consists of chairmen of all the Caucases: 5 Vice-Presidents + a varying number of MPs
- meets usually before sessions at the President's initiative |
| Material facilities |
- official car
- secretariat
- body guards |
| FUNCTIONS |
| Organization of parliamentary business |
- convenes sessions
- establishes and modifies the agenda
- refers texts to a committee for study |
| Chairing of public sittings |
- can open, adjourn and close sittings
- ensures respect for provisions of the Constitution and Standing Orders
- takes disciplinary measures in the event of disturbance, and lifts such measures
- establishes the list of speakers, gives and withdraws permission to speak
- calls for a vote, verifies the voting procedure and cancels a vote in the event of irregularities
- checks the quorum
- authenticates the adopted texts and the records of debates by signing them
- has discretionary power to give the floor outside the agenda and thus organizes impromptu debates |
| Special powers |
- is responsible for establishing the House's budget
- is responsible for relations with foreign Parliaments
- is responsible for safety, and in this capacity, can call the police in the event of disturbance in the Chamber |
| Speaking and voting rights, other functions |
- takes the floor in legislative debates
- provides guidelines for the completion of the text under discussion
- takes part in voting
- proposes bills or amendments, like any other MP
- takes care of the procedure concerning the passage of laws and others acts - signs the laws and acts adopted by the House and forwards them to the President of the Republic who promulgates them |
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