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Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Bicameral

Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina

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House of Representatives House of Peoples

The Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian: Parlamentarna skupština Bosne i Hercegovine / Парламентарна скупштина Босне и Херцеговине) is the bicameral legislative body of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It consists of the following two chambers.

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  • The House of Representatives (Predstavnički dom / Представнички дом, Zastupnički dom / Заступнички дом) has 42 members, elected for a four-year terms by proportional representation.
  • The House of Peoples (Dom Naroda / Дом Народа) has 15 members, appointed by the parliaments of the entities.

    • Its predecessors were the unicameral Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the People's Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

    Presidents of the People's Assembly (1953–1992)

    1. Đuro Pucar 1953-1963
    2. Ratomir Dugonjić 1963-1967
    3. Džemal Bijedić 1967-1971
    4. Hamdija Pozderac 1971-1978
    5. Niko Mihaljević 1978-1981
    6. Vaso Gačić 1981-1983
    7. Ivica Blažević 1983-1984
    8. Salko Oruč 1984-1987
    9. Savo Čečur 1987-1989
    10. Zlatan Karavdić 1989-1990
    11. Momčilo Krajišnik 1990 - 3 March 1992

    Speakers of the Assembly (1992–1997)

    1. Momčilo Krajišnik 3 March 1992 - 29 October 1992
    2. Abdulah Konjicija (acting) 29 October 1992 - 25 December 1992
    3. Miro Lazović 25 December 1992 - 3 January 1997

    References

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