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MALI
Assemblée Nationale (National Assembly)
PRESIDENCY OF THE PARLIAMENT

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Parliament name (generic / translated) Assemblée Nationale / National Assembly
Structure of parliament Unicameral
APPOINTMENT AND TERM OF OFFICE
Title President of the National Assembly
Term - duration: 5 years (term of House)
- reasons for interruption of the term: resignation, death, dissolution of the Assembly
Appointment - elected by all Members of the National Assembly at the first sitting of the newly elected Assembly
Eligibility - any Member of the Assembly may be a candidate, but the leaders of the political parties must formally notify the provisional Presidium of his or her candidature before the voting
Voting system - formal vote by secret ballot
- an absolute majority is required for the first two rounds and a relative majority for the third round; in case of a tie in the third round, a drawing of lots is held
Procedures / results - the senior Member presides over the Assembly during the voting
- three tellers supervise the voting
- the senior Member announces the results without delay
- the results cannot be challenged
STATUS
Status - ranks third in the hierarchy of the State
- can serve as acting Head of State for 21 days minimum and 40 days maximum
- only represents the Assembly within inter-parliamentary bodies
- presides ex officio over the Conference of Spokesmen
- in the absence of the President, the first Vice-President can assume his/her role and functions
Board - is regulated by the Standing Orders of the Assembly
- consists of the President, 4 Vice-Presidents, 4 parliamentary secretaries and 2 questors
- members serve a one-year term
- generally meets once a week
- constitutes a true collegial presidency
Material facilities - allowance based on a special index of 1050
+ expense allowance of 100,000 CFA francs per month
+ session allowance of 8,500 CFA per day
- official residence
- official car with chauffeur
- cabinent and secretariat
- bodyguards
FUNCTIONS
Organization of parliamentary business - convenes sessions
- examines the admissibility of bills and amendments
- refers texts to a committee for study
- examines the admissibility of requests for setting up committees and/or committees of enquiry, proposes or decides on the setting-up of such committees
The Conference of Spokesmen:
- estabishes and modifies the agenda
- organizes the debates and sets speaking time
Chairing of public sittings - opens, adjourns and closes sittings
- ensures respect for provisions of the Constitution and Standing Orders
- takes disciplinary measures in the event of disturbance, and lifts such measures
- gives and withdraws permission to speak
- has a parliamentary Secretary establish the order in which amendments are taken up
- 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
- has a parliamentary Secretary check the quorum
- authenticates the texts adopted and the records of debates
- interprets the rules or other regulations governing the life of the Assembly, based on precedents
- has discretionary power to give the floor outside the agenda and thus organizes impromptu debates
Special powers - supervises the budgeet of the National Assembly established by the questors
- appoints the Clerk
The Board:
- organizes the services of the Assembly
- 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 - can take the floor in legislative debates
- can provide guidelines for the interpretation or completion of the text under discussion
- takes part in voting like all Deputies
- can propose bills or amendments
- intervenes in the parliamentary oversight procedure
- authenticates bills before transmitting them to the Head of State for promulgation
- may refer a law to the Constitutional Court before its promulgation by the Head of State
- appoints three of the nine members of the Constitutional Court
- may be consulted in certain circumstances (dissolution, etc.)

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