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President of the National Assembly of Serbia

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Style
  
Mister/Madam President

Term length
  
Four years

Residence
  
No official residence

Inaugural holder
  
Miša Anastasijević

President of the National Assembly of Serbia

Seat
  
House of the National Assembly of Serbia

Appointer
  
National Assembly of Serbia

The President of the National Assembly of Serbia (Serbian: Председник Народне скупштине Србије / Predsednik Narodne skupštine Srbije) is the presiding officer of the National Assembly of Serbia. The President's term lasts four years, and is elected by members of each new assembly.

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The President of the National Assembly serves as acting President of Serbia if the elected President vacates the office before the expiration of the 5-year presidential term due to death, resignation or removal from office.

Duties and competences

According to the article 104 of the Constitution of Serbia:

  • The National Assembly, by a majority vote of all deputies, elect President and one or more Vice Presidents of the National Assembly.
  • President of the National Assembly represents the National Assembly, convenes its meetings, presides over them and perform other duties stipulated by the Constitution, the law and the rules of the National Assembly.

    • The Fathers of the house who started the new legislatures

    Traditionally when a new Serbian parliament is formed the eldest deputy opens and leads the first session until a speaker is elected. Since the 2000 parliamentary election these deputies were:

    References

    President of the National Assembly of Serbia Wikipedia
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