
UKRAINE
PRESIDENCY OF THE PARLIAMENT

Chamber:
	Verkhovna Rada
APPOINTMENT AND TERM OF OFFICE
Title:
	Chairman of Parliament

Term:
	- duration: 4 years (term of House); elected on 7/7/1998 - reasons for interruption of the term: resignation, death, dissolution of the Parliament

Appointment:
	- elected by all Members of the Parliament - the election is held during the first sitting of the newly elected Parliament - after Members' mandates have been validated

Eligibility:
	- anyMember may be a candidate

Voting system:
	- formal vote by secret ballot - one single round, requiring a two-thirds majority of the votes cast

Procedures / results:
	- a Member elected at the start of the sitting presides over Parliament during the voting - the Chairman of the Special Committee for Calculation supervises the voting - the Chairman of the Special Committee for Calculation announces the results without delay - the results cannot be challenged

STATUS

Status:
	- represents the Parliament with the authorities - represents the Parliament in international bodies - in the absence of the President, one of the Vice-Presidents can assume his/her role and functions

Board:
	- the Presidium is regulated by the Standing Orders - consists of the President and the chairmen of committees and political groups, all of whom serve five-year terms - meets once weekly - constitutes a collegial presidency

Material facilities:
	- allowance - official car - secretariat - additional staff - bodyguards
FUNCTIONS

Organization of parliamentary business:
	- may submit proposals relating to the agenda to the Presidium - 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 requests for setting up committees and/or committees of enquiry, proposes or decides on the setting-up of such committees with the agreement of the Presidium

Chairing of public sittings:
	- can open, adjourn and lift sittings - ensures respect for provisions of the Constitution and Standing Orders - makes announcements concerning the Parliament - 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 texts adopted and the records of debates - interprets the rules or other regulations governing the life of the Parliament - has discretionary power to give the floor outside the agenda and thus organizes impromptu debates with the agreement of the Presidium

Special powers:
	- approves the budget of the Parliament - recruits, assigns and promotes staff - appoints the Secretary General - organizes the services of the Parliament - plays a specific role in supervising foreign affairs or defence matters - 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 Parliament

Speaking and voting rights, other functions:
	- takes the floor in legislative debates - provides guidelines for interpreting or supplementing the text under discussion - takes part in voting - proposes bills or amendments - intervenes in the parliamentary oversight procedure - verifies the constitutionality of laws
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