Parliament name (generic / translated) |
Congreso Nacional de la República / National Congress of the Republic |
Structure of parliament |
Bicameral |
Chamber name (generic / translated) |
Cámara de Diputados / Chamber of Deputies |
Related chamber (for bicameral parliaments) |
Senado / Senate
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APPOINTMENT AND TERM OF OFFICE |
Title |
President of the Chamber of Deputies |
Term |
- duration: 2 years
- reasons for interruption of the term: resignation, death, dissolution
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Appointment |
- elected by all the Deputies
- after validation of mandates
- before Deputies are sworn in
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Eligibility |
- any Deputy can be a candidate |
Voting system |
- formal vote by secret ballot
- absolute majority in the first round, relative majority in the second round : in the event of a tie in the second round : lots will be drawn
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Procedures / results |
- the outgoing President, or the eldest Deputy in the case of a newly elected Assembly, presides over the Chamber during the voting |
STATUS |
Status |
- in the absence of the President, the Vice President can assume his/her role and functions |
Board |
- consists of the President, a Vice President and two Secretaries
- elected for one year
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Material facilities |
NA (no information received) |
FUNCTIONS |
Organization of parliamentary business |
- convenes extraordinary sessions
- establishes and modifies the agenda
- organizes the debates and sets speaking time
- examines the admissibility of bills and amendments
- refers texts to a committee for study
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Chairing of public sittings |
- can open, adjourn and close sittings
- ensures respect for provisions of the Constitution and Standing Orders
- makes announcements concerning the Assembly
- takes disciplinary measures in the event of disturbance, and lifts such measures
- establishes the list of speakers, gives and withdraws permission to speak
- establishes the order in which amendments are taken up and selects which amendments are to be debated
- calls for a vote, decides how it is to be carried out, 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
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Special powers |
- is responsible for establishing the budget
- heads up and oversees all of the Senate Departments
- 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, provided that he leaves his/her seat and does not resume it until the debate has ended
NA (no information received) |