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PRESIDENCY OF THE PARLIAMENT |
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| Senate | |||||
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| President of the Senate | |||||
| Term: | |||||
| - duration: 4 years (term of House) - reasons for interruption of the term: resignation, death, dissolution |
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| Appointment: | |||||
| - elected by all the Senators - election is held at the first sitting of the newly elected Senate or when a vacancy occurs - after the Senators are sworn in |
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| Eligibility: | |||||
| - any Senators can be a candidate (except Ministers) - the candidate must be proposed by a Senator |
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| Voting system: | |||||
| - formal vote by secret ballot - simple majority |
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| Procedures / results: | |||||
| - The Clerk presides over the Senate during the voting - any Senator who has proposed a person as President may act as a scrutineer and observe the count at the Table |
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STATUS |
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| Status: | |||||
| - in the absence of the President, the Vice President can assume his/her role and functions | |||||
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| NA (no information received) | |||||
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FUNCTIONS |
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| Organization of parliamentary business: | |||||
| - convenes sessions, in exceptional cases only - organizes the debates and sets speaking time - examines the admissibility of bills - refers texts to a committee for study - is entitled to appoint Committees and their presiding officers |
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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 Senate - takes disciplinary measures in the event of disturbance, and lifts such measures - establishes the list of speakers, gives and withdraws permission to speak |
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| Special powers: | |||||
| - is responsible for safety, and in this capacity, can call the police in the event of disturbance in the Senate | |||||
| Speaking and voting rights, other functions: | |||||
| NA (no information received) | |||||
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