President of the Parliamentary Assembly

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The President of the Parliamentary Assembly is the elected political head who presides over the Assembly’s debates, represents it externally, and ensures its rules and procedures are followed.

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President of the Parliamentary Assembly canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf parliamentary office
political position
presiding officer
accountableTo Parliamentary Assembly NERFINISHED
associatedWith interparliamentary relations
parliamentary diplomacy
belongsToCategory parliamentary speakers and presidents
canBeRemovedBy procedures defined in the Assembly’s rules of procedure
domain legislative deliberation
parliamentary procedure
electedBy members of the Parliamentary Assembly
hasAuthorityOver application of the Assembly’s rules of procedure
conduct of sittings of the Parliamentary Assembly
hasFunction announcing results of votes in the Assembly
ensuring compliance with the Assembly’s agenda
guaranteeing respect for minority and majority rights in debate
opening and closing sittings of the Assembly
putting questions to a vote in the Assembly
symbolic representation of the Assembly’s authority
hasRole chairing plenary sittings
ensuring fair conduct of debates
ensuring rules and procedures of the Assembly are followed
interpreting the rules of procedure when necessary
maintaining order during debates
managing speaking time in the Assembly
overseeing the work of Assembly bodies as defined by its rules
presiding over debates of the Parliamentary Assembly
representing the Parliamentary Assembly externally
headOf Parliamentary Assembly NERFINISHED
legalBasis internal rules and statutes of the Parliamentary Assembly
mayBeAssistedBy vice-presidents of the Parliamentary Assembly
mayDelegate certain procedural tasks to vice-presidents or other officers
occupies highest presiding position within the Parliamentary Assembly
partOf leadership structure of the Parliamentary Assembly
represents Parliamentary Assembly in external relations
requires election according to the Assembly’s rules of procedure
membership in the Parliamentary Assembly (in most systems)
political support from a majority or plurality of Assembly members
scopeOfPower limited by the Assembly’s rules and collective decisions
selectionMethod election rather than appointment in most systems
termDefinedBy rules of procedure of the Parliamentary Assembly

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Parliamentary Assembly Secretariat supports President of the Parliamentary Assembly