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Parliament name (generic / translated) Parlament / Parliament More photos  >>> Structure of parliament Bicameral Chamber name (generic / translated) Poslanecka Snemovna / Chamber of Deputies Related chamber (for bicameral parliaments) Senat / Senate Affiliation to the IPU Yes Affiliation date(s) 1921 - 1950 1955 1993 - LEADERSHIP President Miroslava Nemcová (F)  Notes Elected on 24 June 2010. Secretary General Petr Kynstetr (M)  COMPOSITION Members (statutory / current number) 200 / 200 PERCENTAGE OF WOMEN More statistics  >>> Women (current number) 44 (22.00%) Mode of designation directly elected 200 Term 4 years Last renewal dates 28 May 2010 29 May 2010 (View details) CONTACT INFORMATION Address Chamber of Deputies Snemovni 4 118 26 PRAHA 1 (Export mailing lists) Phone (4202) 57 17 42 72 Fax (4202) 57 53 23 61 E-mail andrisovas@psp.cz Website http://www.psp.cz

Parliament name (generic / translated) Parlament / Parliament Structure of parliament Bicameral Chamber name (generic / translated) Poslanecka Snemovna / Chamber of Deputies Related chamber (for bicameral parliaments) Senat / Senate LEGAL FRAMEWORK Electoral law 27 September 1995 Last amendment: 5 October 2006 Mode of designation directly elected 200 Constituencies 14 multi-member constituencies ("electoral regions"). Voting system Proportional: Each elector votes for the party list of his/her choice and can also give four preferential votes to individual candidates on the list. To gain parliamentary representation, each party needs to receive at least the 5 per cent of the votes nationwide. The threshold will be raised to 10 per cent for two-party coalitions, 15 per cent for three-party coalitions and 20 per cent for coalitions of four or more parties. Seats are distributed to parties and coalitions according to the D'Hondt system. A candidate who receives over 5 per cent of the preferential votes at the regional level will be placed at the top of the party list. In cases where several candidates receive over 5 per cent of preferential votes, they will be placed on the list in descending order based on the total number of preferential votes they receive. Vacancies arising between general elections are filled by substitutes elected at the same time as titular members. Voting is not compulsory. Voter requirements - age: 18 years - Czech citizenship (including naturalized citizens) - residence in the country at the time of the election - disqualifications: restricted freedom of movement for public health reasons or legal incapacity to vote. CANDIDATES Eligibility - qualified voters - age: 21 years - Czech citizenship (including naturalized citizens) - ineligibilities: insanity or mental illness, holders of temporary entry permits, undocumented immigrants, members of the Electoral Commission, restricted freedom of movement for public health reasons or legal incapacity to stand for election. Incompatibilities - President of the Republic - senator, judge, attorney or State Arbiter Candidacy requirements - candidates run as political party/coalition members, or as independents on the party/coalition candidate list - candidatures must be submitted at least 66 days prior to polling day; - each party/coalition has to pay to the regional authorities a contribution for electoral expenses totalling Kc 15,000 for each regional candidate list it submits

Parliament name (generic / translated) Parlament / Parliament Structure of parliament Bicameral Chamber name (generic / translated) Poslanecka Snemovna / Chamber of Deputies Related chamber (for bicameral parliaments) Senat / Senate BACKGROUND Dates of election / renewal (from/to) (from/to) 28 May 2010 29 May 2010 Timing and scope of renewal Elections were held for all the seats in the Chamber of Deputies on the normal expiry of the members' term of office. On 5 February 2010, President Václav Klaus set elections to the Chamber of Deputies for 28 and 29 May 2010. The previous election to the Chamber of Deputies (June 2006) ended in political deadlock: two blocs won exactly 100 seats each in the 200-member Chamber. The then Prime Minister Jiri Paroubek's Czech Social Democratic Party (CSSD) and its possible ally, the Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia (KSCM), won 74 and 26 seats respectively. The Civic Democratic Party (ODS) of Mr. Mirek Topolanek, which led the opposition bloc, became the largest party with 81 seats. Its allies - the Christian Democratic Union- Czechoslovak People's Party (KDU-CSL) and the Greens (SZ) - took 13 and six seats respectively. In August 2006, President Klaus (the ODS Honorary Chairman) appointed Mr. Topolanek as the new Prime Minister. However, in October Mr. Topolanek's minority Government of the ODS failed to win a parliamentary vote of confidence. Following the ODS victory in the Senate elections in October, Mr. Topolanek was named Prime Minister for a second time in November. After lengthy negotiations, his coalition government comprising the ODS, the KDU-CSL and the SZ was finally approved in January 2007, thanks to the abstention of two CSSD parliamentarians. In February 2008, parliament re-elected Mr. Klaus as the country's president following four rounds of voting. However, the Prime Minister and the President fell out in the run-up to the October 2008 Senate elections over the country's European Union (EU) policies. Mr. Klaus publicly opposed further transfer of power to the EU, the Lisbon Treaty (aimed at reforming EU institutions) and the introduction of the euro. The CSSD fared well in the Senate elections, depriving the ODS of its Senate majority. In January 2009, the Czech Republic took over the EU Presidency. However, in the middle of its term, on 24 March 2009, the Government lost a vote of non-confidence. It was the first time in the Czech Republic's history that the opposition succeeded in passing a non-confidence motion against the government. The ODS, the CSSD and the SZ agreed to form a non-partisan caretaker government. In May, the then Head of the Czech Statistical Office, Mr. Jan Fisher, was sworn in as Acting Prime Minister. In late May, the Senate passed a bill shortening the term of the Chamber of Deputies in view of early elections to be called for 9 and 10 October at the latest. Early elections required a constitutional amendment, which President Klaus signed into law in September after its adoption by the Senate. However, several members of the Chamber of Deputies opposed the amendment, arguing that they had the right to serve the full four-year term. Later in the same month, the CSSD, the KSCM and the SZ voted against the Chamber's dissolution. Consequently, the elections were held on 28 and 29 May 2010, a few days before the term of outgoing members expired (on 2 June). The mandate of the caretaker government was extended until the new elections. Shortly before the 2010 elections, on 30 April, Mr. Miloslav Vlcek (CSSD) resigned both as Speaker and parliamentarian over scandals related to alleged improper loan arrangements. Mr. Vlcek had lobbied for a 25 million crown State grant (about 973,000 euros) for a sports centre that his former assistant had promised to build. However, the latter is reported to have used the grant to build a large hotel instead. Ms. Miroslava Nemcová (ODS) became Acting Speaker. A total of 25 parties and movements, including all parties in the outgoing legislature, ran in the 2010 elections. The major contenders were the ODS, led by Mr. Petr Necas, the CSSD, led by Mr. Paroubek, and the KSCM of Mr. Vojtech Filip. In addition, two non-parliamentary parties were vying for seats: the Tradition Responsibility Prosperity 09 (TOP 09), a conservative party led by a former Foreign Minister, Mr. Karel Schwarzenberg, and the Public Affairs party (VV). The former was launched in September 2009 by dissidents from the KDU-CSL, including former KDU-CSL head Miroslav Kalousek. The VV, founded in 2001, attracted media attention when former TV moderator Radek John became its leader in June 2009. No formal electoral coalitions were formed, though the rightist parties - the ODS, the TOP 09 - and the centrist VV pledged to implement austerity programmes, while the leftist parties - the CSSD and the KSCM - as well as the KDU-CSL promised more social benefits. The ODS election programme, Vision 2020, focussed on fiscal restraint. ODS leader Necas insisted the country needed to reduce its debt and prevent abuse of the welfare system. The ODS promised to adopt a law to ensure inter alia budgetary responsibility and reduced ministerial spending. It also promised pension reform by introducing voluntary contributions. Mr. Schwarzenberg's TOP 09 proposed more radical austerity measures. It pledged to reduce State wages and to cut State contributions to political parties by 50 per cent, while maintaining healthcare and pensions. The VV presented a ten-point plan in which it promised better healthcare services and a 10-per-cent cut in the number of civil servants. It also pledged pension reform and stricter conditions for unemployment benefits. Former Prime Minister Paroubek's CSSD ran under the slogan "Change and Hope". The CSSD pledged to give top priority to economic recovery and to abolishing the current flat tax system in favour of a return to a progressive tax system. It also promised to use EU subsidies more efficiently. The KSCM promised to introduce interest-free home loans for newlyweds and a minimum monthly wage of 14,000 CZK (540 euros), and gradually to increase the minimum pension from CZK 2,080 (80 euros) to 10,000 CZK (390 euros) per month. It promised to lower the VAT on basic goods to 5 per cent, to eliminate the VAT on food and medicines, and to increase corporate and dividend taxes. The 2010 elections were held against the backdrop of the Greek and euro-zone crises. In May, euro-zone members and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) agreed a 110 billion euro three-year bail-out package for Greece, whose debt had reached 300 billion euros, or 125% of its GDP (gross domestic product) by March 2010. Amid fears that other countries in the euro-zone might face a similar economic crisis, the euro fell to a four-year low against the dollar in mid-May. The dominant theme during the campaign in the Czech Republic was how to deal with the country's public deficit. In 2009, the Czech public finance deficit reached 5.9 per cent of GDP - almost double the maximum 3 per cent limit set by the EU's Maastricht criteria. Finance Minister Eduard Janota said the government's austerity plan could bring the deficit below 3 per cent of GDP by 2013. All major parties endorsed the plan. The TOP 09 and the ODS further pledged to balance the budget in 2015 and 2017 respectively. Major parties, including the CSSD and the ODS, said the country would be ready to enter the euro-zone by no later than 2016. The TOP 09 did not set a date to adopt the euro. In all, 62.60 per cent of 8.4 million registered voters turned out at the polls. The final result was another stalemate with no party securing a majority in the Chamber of Deputies. Both major parties ended up with fewer seats than in the outgoing legislature. The CSSD came in first with 56 seats (down from 74), narrowly followed by the ODS, which took 53 seats (down from 81). The KSCM took 26 seats. In all, 44 women were elected. The KDU-CSL failed to win any seats in the Chamber of Deputies for the first time since the Czech Republic was founded in 1993, prompting its leader, Mr. Cyril Svoboda, to resign. The SZ also failed to retain its representation in the Chamber of Deputies. CSSD leader Paroubek took responsibility for his party's defeat and announced his resignation as well. On 22 June, the newly elected Chamber of Deputies held its first session. On 24 June, it elected former Acting Speaker, Ms. Miroslava Nemcová (ODS), as its Speaker. After lengthy negotiations, a new coalition government comprising the ODS, the TOP 09 and the VV was formed on 13 July. The new government headed by Mr. Necas (ODS) won a vote of confidence on 10 August. STATISTICS Voter turnout Round no 1 (from/to) 28 May 2010 29 May 2010 Number of registered electors Voters Blank or invalid ballot papers Valid votes 8'415'892 5'268'098 (62.6%) 32'963 5'230'859 Notes Distribution of votes Round no 1 Political group Candidates Votes % of votes Czech Social Democratic Party (CSSD) 1'155'267 22.09 Civic Democratic Party (ODS) 1'057'792 20.22 Tradition Responsibility Prosperity 09 (TOP 09) 873'833 16.71 Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia (KSCM) 589'765 11.27 Public Affairs party (VV) 569'127 10.88 Distribution of seats Round no 1 Political Group Total of seats Czech Social Democratic Party (CSSD) 56 Civic Democratic Party (ODS) 53 Tradition Responsibility Prosperity 09 (TOP 09) 41 Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia (KSCM) 26 Public Affairs party (VV) 24 Distribution of seats according to sex Men Women Percent of women 156 44 22.00% Distribution of seats according to age 21 to 30 years 31 to 40 years 41 to 50 years 51 to 60 years 61 to 70 years Over 70 years 10 35 62 66 24 3 Distribution of seats according to profession Civil service and local authority administration Entrepreneur Education profession Physician, dentist Finance, management or business Legal profession Political party official Civil society activity Architect, surveyor, engineer Others Economist Agriculture/farming Armed services/Police Clerical, secretarial, administration Journalism, broadcasting, media Research/sciences Trade union official Nursing IT/technology Home-maker, care-taker 69 30 19 17 15 11 7 7 5 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 Comments Sources: Chamber of Deputies (31.05.2010, 03.03.2011) http://www.volby.cz/pls/ps2010/ps?xjazyk=EN

Parliament name (generic / translated) Parlament / Parliament Structure of parliament Bicameral Chamber name (generic / translated) Poslanecka Snemovna / Chamber of Deputies Related chamber (for bicameral parliaments) Senat / Senate APPOINTMENT AND TERM OF OFFICE Title President of the Chamber of Deputies Term - duration: 4 years (term of House) - reasons for interruption of the term: resignation (valid if the resolution was adopted by the Chamber), death, dissolution of the Chamber, incompatibility of function, loss of mandate Appointment - duration: 4 years (term of House) - reasons for interruption of the term: resignation (valid if the resolution was adopted by the Chamber), death, dissolution of the Chamber, incompatibility of function, loss of mandate Eligibility - any Member who has pronounced the oath can be candidate - notification made by political groups is required, candidatures must be formally submitted to the Electoral Committee 24 hours before the date of the election Voting system - formal vote by secret ballot - two rounds - majority of 200 votes is required - if no candidate obtains the majority in the first round, only the two candidates with the largest number of votes are admitted for the second round. - if no candidate is elected in the second round, the election has to be repeated 10 days later Procedures / results - the former Speaker of the Chamber (if he has been re-elected in the Parliament), or the oldest Deputy Speaker (if he has been re-elected), or the oldest MP among the newly elected MPs presides over the Assembly during the vote - the Electoral Committee supervises the voting - the Chairman of the Electoral Committee announces the results without any delay - the election must be confirmed by a resolution adopted by the Chamber - the results can be challenged STATUS Status - may be called upon to replace the Head of State in the event of the latter's absence, together with the Prime Minister - represents the Chamber with the public authorities - is ex officio Chairman of the Organizational Committee - in the absence of the President, the Vice- Presidents of the Chamber can assume his/her role and functions Board Material facilities - basic remuneration + special additional allowance - official residence in the building of the Parliament - official car - secretariat - body guards FUNCTIONS Organization of parliamentary business - organizes the debates - refers texts to a committee for study Chairing of public sittings - can open, adjourn and close sittings - makes announcements concerning the Chamber - 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 - 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, after the verification of the records of debates - has discretionary power to give the floor outside the agenda and thus organizes impromptu debates Special powers - appoints the Secretary General - 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 - takes part in voting - proposes bills or amendments - intervenes in the parliamentary oversight procedure

Parliament name (generic / translated) Parlament / Parliament Structure of parliament Bicameral Chamber name (generic / translated) Poslanecka Snemovna / Chamber of Deputies Related chamber (for bicameral parliaments) Senat / Senate NATURE Nature of the mandate · Free representation (Art. 26 of the Constitution of 01.01.1993) Start of the mandate · On the election day (Art. 19 (3) of the Constitution, S. 2 of the Act No. 90/1995 Coll. on the Rules of Procedure of the Chamber of Deputies) Validation of mandates · Validation by the Central Election Board (S. 12 (6) of the Act No. 247 on Elections to the Parliament of the Czech Republic and on Amendments to Certain Other Acts) · Procedure (S. 12 (1), and (4) to (6) of the Act No. 247 on Elections to the Parliament of the Czech Republic and on Amendments to Certain Other Acts) End of the mandate · On the day when the legal term of the House ends - or on the day of early dissolution (Art. 25 (b) and (e) of the Constitution, S. 6 (b) and (e) of the Act No. 90/1995 Coll. on the Rules of Procedure of the Chamber of Deputies; for early dissolution, see Art. 34 (4) and 35 of the Constitution) Can MPs resign? Yes · Yes, of their own free will (Art. 24 of the Constitution, S. 3 of the Act No. 90/1995 Coll. on the Rules of Procedure of the Chamber of Deputies) · Procedure (Art. 24 and 25 of the Constitution, S. 3 and 6 (c) of the Act No. 90/1995 Coll. on the Rules of Procedure of the Chamber of Deputies) · Authority competent to accept the resignation: the resignation does not need to be accepted Can MPs lose their mandate ? Yes (a) Loss of mandate for refusal to take the oath of office or taking it with reservations (Art. 25 (a) of the Constitution, S. 6 (a) of the Act No. 90/1995 Coll. on the Rules of Procedure of the Chamber of Deputies) (b) Loss of mandate for loss of eligibility to hold office (Deprivation of competence to make legal transactions; Art. 25 (d) of the Constitution, S. 6 (d) and 8 of the Act No. 90/1995 Coll. on the Rules of Procedure of the Chamber of Deputies) (c) Loss of mandate for incompatibilities (Art. 22 and 25 (f) of the Constitution, S. 6 (f) and 7 and 8 of the Act No. 90/1995 Coll. on the Rules of Procedure of the Chamber of Deputies). (d) Loss of mandate by judicial decision: - Rulings of the Constitutional Court in matters of doubt on the loss of eligibility and on the incompatibility of the post of deputy - Rulings of the Constitutional Court on corrective means against a decision in the matter of verifying the election of a deputy (see Validation of mandates) STATUS OF MEMBERS Rank in hierarchy · Within Parliament: 1. The President 2. The Vice-President 3. The Chairpersons of committees 4. The Chairpersons of parliamentary groups, according to the number of group members 5. The other MPs · Outside Parliament: the customary order of precedence ranks the President of the Chamber of Deputies in the 3rd position, the Vice-Presidents of the Chamber of Deputies in the 8th position, and the other deputies in the 12th position. Indemnities, facilities and services · Diplomatic and official passport (for the latter, see S. 5 of the Act No. 90/1995 Coll. on the Rules of Procedure of the Chamber of Deputies) · Basic salary (see Act No. 236/1995 Coll. on the Salary and Other Indemnities Associated with the Execution of the Office of Representatives of State Power and Some State Bodies and Judges, in the wording of Act No. 138/1996 Coll.): CSK 33,700 per month (increase for deputies with certain functions) + Additional allowance: 13th and 14th pay in the course of the calendar year · No exemption from tax for the basic salary, the 13th and 14th pay, and the transitional moluments (see Others) · No special pension scheme · Other facilities: (a) Secretariat (see also S. 117 and 118 of the Act No. 90/1995 Coll. on the Rules of Procedure of the Chamber of Deputies) (b) Assistants (c) Official housing (d) Official car for the President and the Vice-President, chairpersons of committees and parliamentary groups (e) Security guards in cases laid down by law (see also S. 119 of the Act No. 90/1995 Coll. on the Rules of Procedure of the Chamber of Deputies) (f) Postal and telephone services (g) Travel and transport (h) Others Obligation to declare personal assets Yes Parliamentary immunity - parliamentary non-accountability · The concept does exist (Art. 27 (1) and (2) of the Constitution). · Parliamentary non-accountability is limited to words spoken or written by MPs and votes cast within Parliament. · Derogations: conduct during speeches which could otherwise be subject to criminal prosecution, insult, offence (Art. 27 (2) of the Constitution, S. 13 (1) to (3) of the Act No. 90/1995 Coll. on the Rules of Procedure of the Chamber of Deputies; see Discipline) · Non-accountability takes effect on the day when the mandate begins. It offers, after the expiry of the mandate, protection against prosecution for opinions expressed during the exercise of the mandate under certain circumstances. Parliamentary immunity - parliamentary inviolability · The concept does exist (Art. 27 (3) to (5) of the Constitution). · It applies only to criminal proceedings, covers all offences and protects MPs from arrest and from being held in preventive custody, from the opening of judicial proceedings against them and from their homes being searched. · Derogations: in case of flagrante delicto, a deputy may be held in custody. Further procedure (Art. 27 (5) of the Constitution). · Parliamentary inviolability does not prevent MPs from being called as witnesses before a judge or tribunal. However, MPs have the right to withhold testimony about matters of which they have learnt in connection with the performance of their official duties, even after they have ceased to be MPs (Art. 28 of the Constitution). · Protection is provided from the start to the end of the mandate and also covers judicial proceedings instituted against MPs before their election. However, if the chamber has not been requested (or has not refused) to give its consent, the MP can be prosecuted after the expiry of the mandate. · Parliamentary immunity (inviolability) can be lifted (Art. 27 (4) of the Constitution) (exception: minor offences; Art. 27 (3) of the Constitution): - Competent authority: the Chamber of Deputies - Procedure (S. 12 and 29 (2) (b) of the Act No. 90/1995 Coll. on the Rules of Procedure of the Chamber of Deputies). In this case, MPs can be heard. They do not have means of appeal. · Parliament cannot subject the prosecution and/or detention to certain conditions. · Parliament cannot suspend the prosecution and/or detention of one of its members. · In the event of preventive custody or imprisonment, the MPs concerned cannot be authorised to attend sittings of Parliament. EXERCISE OF THE MANDATE Training · Handbooks of parliamentary procedure: - Handbook containing Act No. 90/1995 Coll. on the Rules of Procedure of the Chamber of Deputies and an overview of legislation on the status and scope of activities of Parliament, on the Chamber of Deputies, its bodies and deputies, etc. Participation in the work of the Parliament · It is compulsory for MPs to be present at plenary sittings, committee meetings, and other bodies of the chamber of which they are members (S. 9 (1) of the Act No. 90/1995 Coll. on the Rules of Procedure of the Chamber of Deputies, for excuses, see S. 9 (2) to (5) of the Act No. 90/1995 Coll. on the Rules of Procedure of the Chamber of Deputies). · Penalties foreseen in case of failure to fulfil this obligation (S. 38 of the Act No. 236/1995 Coll. on the Salary and Other Indemnities Associated with the Execution of the Office of Representatives of State Power and Some State Bodies and Judges): deduction of indemnities Discipline · The rules governing discipline within Parliament are contained in S. 13 to 19, and 50 (1) (x) of the Act No. 90/1995 Coll. on the Rules of Procedure of the Chamber of Deputies. · Specific cases for disciplinary measures: - Conduct during speeches which could otherwise be subject to criminal prosecution (Art. 27 (2) of the Constitution, S. 13 (1) and 15 (1) of the Act No. 90/1995 Coll. on the Rules of Procedure of the Chamber of Deputies): order to apologise, fine up to one month's pay - Insult (S. 13 (2) and 15 (1) of the Act No. 90/1995 Coll. on the Rules of Procedure of the Chamber of Deputies): order to apologise, fine up to one month's pay - Offence (S. 13 (3) and 15 (2) of the Act No. 90/1995 Coll. on the Rules of Procedure of the Chamber of Deputies): warning, fine - Improper conduct (S. 19 (1) of the Act No. 90/1995 Coll. on the Rules of Procedure of the Chamber of Deputies): warning, order to leave the meeting room · Competent body to judge such cases/to apply penalties: - Conduct during speeches which could otherwise be subject to criminal prosecution, insult, offence: the Mandate and Immunity Committee or another committee; the Chamber of Deputies (appeal) - Improper conduct: the acting president; the Chamber of Deputies (appeal) · Procedure: - Conduct during speeches which could otherwise be subject to criminal prosecution (S. 13 (4), 14 (1), and (3) to (5), 15 (3) and (4), 16 to 18, and 50 (1) (x) of the Act No. 90/1995 Coll. on the Rules of Procedure of the Chamber of Deputies) - Insult (S. 13 (4), 14, 15 (3) and (4), 16 to 18, 50 (1) (x) of the Act No. 90/1995 Coll. on the Rules of Procedure of the Chamber of Deputies) - Offence (S. 13 (4), 14 (1), and (3) to (5), 15 (4), 16, 18, and 50 (1) (x) of the Act No. 90/1995 Coll. on the Rules of Procedure of the Chamber of Deputies) - Improper conduct (S. 19 (2) and (3), 50 (1) (x) of the Act No. 90/1995 Coll. on the Rules of Procedure of the Chamber of Deputies) Code (rules) of conduct · This concept does not exist in the country's juridical system but there are some relevant provisions (Art. 22 and 25 (f) of the Constitution, S. 6 (f) and 7 and 8 of the Act No. 90/1995 Coll. on the Rules of Procedure of the Chamber of Deputies; for the declaration of assets, see Obligation to declare personal assets). · Penalties foreseen for violation of the code of conduct: loss of mandate (Art. 22 and 25 (f) of the Constitution, S. 6 (f) and 7 and 8 of the Act No. 90/1995 Coll. on the Rules of Procedure of the Chamber of Deputies; incompatibilities) · Procedure. In this case, MPs have means of recourse. Relations between MPs and pressure group · There are no legal provisions in this field.

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