| Parliament name (generic / translated) |
Országgyülés / National Assembly |
| Structure of parliament |
Unicameral |
| APPOINTMENT AND TERM OF OFFICE |
| Title |
Speaker of the National Assembly |
| Term |
- duration: 4 years (term of House); elected on 18 June 1998
- reasons for interruption of the term: resignation, dissolution of the Parliament, incompatibility (performing other earning profession or public office) declared by the Parliament, loss of mandate according to the relevant law, death |
| Appointment |
elected by all Members of the Assembly during the sitting of the Parliament and after the Members' mandates are validated, and after they are sworn in |
| Eligibility |
- any member may be candidate (the candidature is proposed by the senior Chairman on the basis of the motion of the faction leaders) and a formal notification is required
- notification of candidatures are submitted at the constituent meeting before the election |
| Voting system |
- formal vote by secret ballot
- one round of voting, except when the candidate does not have the required majority - if there are many candidates, only the two who have obtained the largest number of votes may be elected - the process is then repeated until one Member obtains a majority |
| Procedures / results |
- the most senior Member of Parliament presides over the Assembly during the voting
- the most senior Member supervises the voting and the four youngest members count the votes
- the most senior Member announces the results after the counting of the votes
- the Parliament is entitled to challenge the results |
| STATUS |
| Status |
- ranks second after the Head of State
- represents the Assembly with the public authorities
- represents the Parliament in international bodies
- is ex officio chairman of the House Committee and of the Meeting of Committee Chairmen
- is member of the Defence Council
- in the absence of the Speaker, the Deputy Speakers can assume his/her role and functions |
| Board |
- the House Committee of the Parliament is regulated by Standing Orders of the Parliament
- is composed of the Speaker, the Deputy Speakers and the faction leaders (10 members) whose term of office corresponds to the term of House
- meetings are convened by the President, but any faction leader can request it |
| Material facilities |
- monthly allowance |
| FUNCTIONS |
| Organization of parliamentary business |
- convenes sessions
- proposes the programme and agenda on which the Parliament decides
- organizes the debates and sets speaking time
- examines the admissibility of bills and amendments, but the Parliament may decide to refuse his/her proposals
- nominates the standing committee which gives opinion on the bill or other motion, on the proposal of the Meeting Committee Chairmen
- proposes the setting up of committees of enquiries |
| Chairing of public sittings |
- opens, adjourns and closes sittings
- ensures respect for provisions of the Constitution and Standing Orders
- makes announcements concerning the Assembly, with the Clerk from time to time
- 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, with the Clerk
- interprets the rules or other regulations governing the life of the Assembly, with the House Committee
- has discretionary power to give the floor outside the agenda and thus organizes impromptu debates,
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| Special powers |
- approves the draft budget of the Parliament
- appoints and dissmisses the senior officers of the Parliament
- represents the Parliament in the conduct of foreign affairs or defence, as a member of the Defence Council
- is responsible for relations with foreign Parliaments
- is responsible for security, 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, as a member of the Assembly, the Deputy Speaker chairing the sitting on this occasion
- provides exceptionally guidelines for the interpretation or completion of the text under discussion
- takes part in voting, but only in the event of equality of votes
- intervenes in the parliamentary oversight procedure in his capacity of Member
- signs the laws together with the President of the Republic
- gives his opinion to the Head of State in the event of dissolution of the Parliament, emergency, hostility and declaration of war, if the Parliament is prevented from working |
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