The newly-elected Parliament must hold the constitution meeting during at most 30 days of the election day. After this meeting, the legislative body will be considered legally constituted. Under the Parliament’s regulations, the constitution meeting is chaired by the oldest MP, IPN reports.
The sitting chair invites the president of the Constitutional Court to present a report on the results of the parliamentary elections and the validation of the seats of the elected MPs.
Within ten days of the legal constitution of Parliament, the parliamentary groups are formed and work based on own regulations. The parliamentary groups consist of at least five elected MPs.
After the legal constitution of Parliament, the Speaker and Deputy Speakers are elected and the Standing Bureau is created. The Speaker is elected for the period of the legislature’s mandate by secret ballot. The Deputy Speakers are elected at the suggestion of the Speaker following consultations with the parliamentary groups, by open ballot, by a majority of votes of MPs.
The Standing Bureau is the Parliament’s working body that is set up by ensuring the proportional representation of the parliamentary groups and consists of the Speaker and Deputy Speakers.
The heads, deputy heads, secretaries, members and substitute members of the Parliament’s standing commissions are elected by a majority of votes of MPs. The nominal composition of the standing commissions is set by ensuring the proportional representation of the parliamentary group.
Under the Election Code, the Constitutional Court validates or invalidates the elections within ten days of the receipt of the election documents from the Central Election Commission, but not after all the filed challenges are dealt with by courts.
According to the preliminary election results, three political entities will form part of the new Parliament: the Party of Action and Solidarity with 63 seats of MP; the Electoral Bloc of the Communists and the Socialists with 32 seats, and the Shor Party with six seats.
