Representatives of the Student List have released a statement following consultations held today ahead of the constitutive session of the National Assembly of Serbia. According to their statement, the Speaker of Parliament, the number of Deputy Speakers and their names will be approved by a majority vote at the session scheduled for Tuesday at 10 a.m. The vote will be conducted publicly.
Representatives of the “Student List – Students Are Winning” attended consultations at the National Assembly today.
In addition to Mario Reljanović and Aleksandar Čupić, who represented their list, the meeting was attended by Ana Brnabić and Milenko Jovanov on behalf of the “United Serbia” list, National Assembly Secretary-General Srđan Smiljanić, as well as representatives of minority lists.
“Regarding the formation of the committee responsible for verifying parliamentary mandates, the other lists were informed of the Student List’s position that the process should be completed as quickly and efficiently as possible. The parliamentary administration will be notified in due time of the final agreement on the members of this committee,” the Student List said in its statement.
They added that their representatives had requested that the session resume immediately after the verification of mandates.
Election of the Speaker and Deputy Speakers of Parliament
“The representatives of the other lists were informed that the Speaker of the National Assembly, the number of Deputy Speakers and their names would be approved by a majority vote at the session. Since our parliamentary group discusses all issues democratically and makes decisions in the same manner, the public will be informed in due time about the possibility of allocating a certain number of Deputy Speaker positions to other parliamentary groups,” the statement added.
The Student List’s report also emphasized that representatives of all lists had agreed that voting should be conducted publicly.
“Parliamentary committees will be composed in proportion to the size of the parliamentary groups, while committee chairs will be elected by a majority vote within each individual committee. International delegations will be appointed based on a proposal from the Speaker of Parliament, who will first consult with the leaders of parliamentary groups in accordance with Article 26, Paragraph 2 of the Rules of Procedure,” the Student List stated.
Regarding seating arrangements in the parliamentary chamber, the statement says that they requested their parliamentary group’s representatives be seated to the right of the presiding officer.
“Our representatives also requested a copy of the handover report concerning the duties of the Secretary-General and the Speaker of Parliament, so that it would be clear what they left behind, the condition in which the National Assembly was left, and the extent of any potential responsibility on their part. Representatives of the other lists, as well as the Secretary-General of the National Assembly, agreed with this request,” the statement reads.
They also said that the Secretary-General had requested that they submit the name of their candidate for Speaker of Parliament, the total number of Deputy Speakers, the names of the Student List’s candidates for Deputy Speaker positions, and the names of their candidates for the committee responsible for verifying mandates by Monday.
“Given that November 17 marks International Students’ Day, our representatives also requested permission for a student delegation to attend the constitutive session from the public gallery,” the Student List concluded in its report.
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