Deputies National Assembly (Serbia)

1 deputies

1.1 president , vice-presidents
1.2 parliamentary groups
1.3 vacancies , replacements
1.4 since 2000

deputies

the assembly composed of 250 deputies. @ least 30% of deputies women. deputies may not hold dual functions represent conflict of interest. deputies enjoy parliamentary immunity.

president , vice-presidents

by means of majority votes of deputies, national assembly elects president of assembly (speaker) , 1 or more vice-presidents (deputy speakers), 1 vice-president each parliamentary group. president of national assembly represents national assembly, convokes sessions, presides on them , performs other official activities. vice-presidents assist president in performing duties within his/her purview.

in case president temporarily absent, 1 of vice-presidents designated him/her stands in him/her. if president not designate of vice-presidents stand in him/her, oldest vice-president shall stand in him/her.

the secretary of national assembly appointed national assembly. secretary of national assembly assists president , vice-presidents in preparing , chairing sittings. his/her term of office terminated upon constitution of newly elected national assembly, while he/she shall continue discharging his/her duties until appointment of new secretary. secretary not elected deputies, , not member of assembly.

parliamentary groups

parliamentary groups in national assembly must formed no later 7 days following election of president.

any grouping of 5 or more deputies can officially recognised parliamentary group, each deputies permitted members of single group @ 1 time. although groups based on electoral lists previous election assembly, groups diverse collection of different parties independents. due serbia s complex multi-party system, many parties having presence in legislature; parties similar ideology, low representation, therefore inclined cooperate , form joint parliamentary groups in order secure more privileges otherwise not entitled to, such additional speaking time , committee assignments. example of such group includes ldp-lsv-sda group.

the parliamentary groups each led president, assisted number of vice presidents; common practice heterogeneous groups (i.e. ones comprise 2 or more parties) have vice president junior party in group. presidents of groups regularly meet president of assembly discuss , arrange agenda future meetings.

vacancies , replacements

serbia s law on election of representatives (2000) indicated that, if elected representative s mandate ended before dissolution of assembly, right fill vacant position belong political party on electoral list representative mandate [had] ceased elected, , new parliamentary mandate awarded candidate relevant party s electoral list did not win mandate in general election. law did not specify mandate fall sequentially next candidate on list did not win mandate. in addition, elected representatives party memberships terminated or names struck register of party (or political organization on list elected) automatically deemed have assembly mandates terminated; latter provision rescinded constitutional court decision in 2003.

this system criticized. vesna pešić, many years prominent opposition figure in serbia, noted in 2007 permitted party leaders determine candidates enter parliament following elections, irrespective of candidates placed on lists. pešić stated that, after 2003 constitutional court decision, members entered assembly required parties sign blank resignation letters, means expelled parliament if dissented party position. argued led corrupt practices, involving misuse of assembly mandates either keep governments in office or seek overthrow. daniel bochsler, in 2010 essay on serbia s political system, noted system gave party leaders significant control on individual mandates, although added system of requiring blank resignation letters more understandable if take account party switches common in post-communist legislatures, , not in serbia.

the law reformed in 2011, clarify vacant mandates awarded first candidate same electoral list not awarded mandate , that, in event of resignation of member elected on coalition list, vacant mandate fall first candidate on list same party not awarded mandate. established provision return parliament of members resigned during same convocation take position in government, , stipulated members required submit resignation letters in person.

since 2000

list of members of national assembly of serbia, 2000–2003
list of members of national assembly of serbia, 2003–2007
list of members of national assembly of serbia, 2007–2008
list of members of national assembly of serbia, 2008–2012
list of members of national assembly of serbia, 2012–2014
list of current members of national assembly of serbia




^ cite error: named reference informer invoked never defined (see page).
^ law on election of representatives (article 92), official gazette of republic of serbia, no. 35/2000, made available via legislationonline, accessed 28 february 2017.
^ law on elections of representatives (2000, updated of 2004) (article 88), made available via legislationonline, accessed 28 february 2017.
^ vesna pešić, state capture , widespread corruption in serbia, centre european policy studies (ceps working document 262/march 2007), p. 119.
^ daniel bochsler, party system of serbia, in vera stojarová , peter emerson, ed., party politics in western balkans, (new york: routledge, 2010), p. 105. bochsler asserts mandates given party figures had not contested general election.
^ law on election of members of parliament (2000, amended 2011) (articles 88 & 92) made available via legislationonline, accessed 28 february 2017.