| Parliament name |
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| Structure of parliament |
Bicameral |
| Chamber name (generic / translated) |
Yehizb Tewokayoch Mekir Bete / House of Peoples' Representatives |
| Related chamber (for bicameral parliaments) |
Yefedereshein Mekir Bete / House of the Federation
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| APPOINTMENT AND TERM OF OFFICE |
| Title |
Speaker of the House of People's Representatives |
| Term |
- duration: 5 years (term of House)
- reasons for interruption of the term: resignation, death, dissolution
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| Appointment |
- elected by all the Members of the House
- election is held at the first sitting of the newly elected House or when a vacancy occurs
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| Eligibility |
- any Member can be a candidate
- formal notification is required
- candidatures must be deposited at least two months before the election
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| Voting system |
- formal vote by secret ballot
- 2/3 majority is required in the first round
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| Procedures / results |
- the Head of the electorate board presides over the House during the voting
- the electorate board supervises the voting
- the electorate board announces the results within a month time
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| STATUS |
| Status |
- ranks third in the hierarchy of the State
- in the absence of the Speaker, the Deputy Speaker can assume his/her role and functions
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| Board |
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| Material facilities |
NA (no information received) |
| FUNCTIONS |
| Organization of parliamentary business |
- convenes 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
- examines the admissibility of request for setting up committees and/or committees of enquiry, proposes or decides on the setting up of such committees
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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 House
- 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
- has discretionary power to give the floor outside the agenda and thus organizes impromptu debates
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| Special powers |
- is responsible for establishing the 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 House
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| Speaking and voting rights, other functions |
- takes the floor in legislative debates
- provides guidelines for the interpretation or completion of the text under discussion
- proposes bills or amendments
- intervenes in the parliamentary oversight procedure
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