Chamber of Deputies. The Chamber of Deputies is the legislative authority which exercises comprehensive control over the government’s policy and actions. 1. The Speaker and his deputy shall be elected for the duration of the Chamber's term. 2. In the first session, two years after it elects its speaker and deputy speaker, the Chamber my vote only once to withdraw confidence from its speaker or deputy speaker with a 2/3 majority of its members and in accordance with a petition signed by at least 10 deputies. In case confidence is withdrawn, the Chamber shall convene immediately to fill the vacant post. 3. No urgent xxxx presented to the Chamber of Deputies may be enacted unless it is included in the agenda of a public meeting and read during such a meeting, and unless the grace period stipulated by the Constitution passes without a decision about such a xxxx, with the approval of the Cabinet. 4. The electoral district shall be the governorate. 5. Until the Chamber of Deputies passes an election law free of sectarian restriction, the parliamentary seats shall be divided according to the following bases: a. Equally between Christians and Muslims. b. Proportionately between the confessions of each category. c. Proportionately between the regions. 6. The number of members of the Chamber of Deputies shall be increased to 108, shared equally between Christians and Muslims. As for the seats created on the basis of this document and those which became vacant prior to the proclamation of this document, they shall be filled, exceptionally and for once only, through appointment by the National Accord Government that is planned to be formed. 7. With the election of the first Chamber of Deputies on a national, not sectarian, basis, a Senate shall be formed and all the spiritual families shall be represented in it. The Senate’s powers shall be confined to crucial issues.
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Chamber of Deputies. The Chamber of Deputies is the legislative authority which exercises comprehensive full control over the government’s government policy and actionsactivities.
1. The Speaker Chamber spokesman and his deputy shall be elected for the duration of the Chamberchamber's term.
2. In the first session, two years after it elects its speaker and deputy speaker, the Chamber chamber my vote only once to withdraw confidence from its speaker or deputy speaker with a 2/3 majority of its members and in accordance with a petition signed submitted by at least 10 deputies. In case confidence is withdrawn, the Chamber chamber shall convene immediately to fill the vacant post.
3. No urgent xxxx presented to the Chamber of Deputies may be enacted issued unless it is included in the agenda of a public meeting session and read during in such a meetingsession, and unless the grace period stipulated by the Constitution constitution passes without a decision about resolution on such a xxxx, xxxx with the approval of the Cabinetcabinet.
4. The electoral district shall be the governorate.
5. Until the Chamber of Deputies passes an election law free of sectarian restriction, the parliamentary seats shall be divided according to the following bases:
a. Equally between Christians and Muslims.
b. Proportionately between the confessions denominations of each categorysect.
c. Proportionately between the regionsdistricts.
6. The number of members of the Chamber of Deputies shall be increased to 108, shared equally between Christians and Muslims. As for the seats districts created on the basis of this document and those which the districts whose seats became vacant prior to the proclamation of this document, they their seats shall be filled, exceptionally and for filled only once only, on an emergency basis through appointment by the National Accord Government national accord government that is planned to be formed.
7. With the election of the first Chamber of Deputies on a national, not sectarian, basis, a Senate senate shall be formed and all the spiritual families shall be represented in it. The Senate’s senate powers shall be confined to crucial issues.
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Samples: Taif Agreement
Chamber of Deputies. The Chamber of Deputies is the legislative authority which exercises comprehensive control over the government’s full controlover government policy and actionsactivities.
1. The Speaker Chamber spokesman and his deputy shall be elected for the duration of the Chamberchamber's term.
2. In the first session, two years after it elects its speaker and deputy speaker, the Chamber chamber my vote only once to withdraw confidence from its speaker or deputy speaker with a 2/3 majority of its members and in accordance with a petition signed submitted by at least 10 deputies. In case confidence is withdrawn, the Chamber chamber shall convene immediately to fill the vacant post.
3. No urgent xxxx bill presented to the Chamber of Deputies may be enacted issued unless it is included in the agenda of a public meeting session and read during in such a meetingsession, and unless the grace period stipulated by the Constitution constitution passes without a decision about resolution on such a xxxx, bill with the approval of the Cabinetcabinet.
4. The electoral district shall be the governorate.
5. Until the Chamber of Deputies passes an election law free of sectarian restriction, the parliamentary seats shall be divided according to the following bases:
a. Equally between Christians and Muslims.
b. Proportionately between the confessions denominations of each categorysect.
c. Proportionately between the regionsdistricts.
6. The number of members of the Chamber of Deputies shall be increased to 108, shared equally between Christians and Muslims. As for the seats districts created on the basis of this document and those which the districts whose seats became vacant prior to the proclamation of this document, they their seats shall be filled, exceptionally and for filled only once only, on an emergency basis through appointment by the National Accord Government national accord government that is planned to be formed.
7. With the election of the first Chamber of Deputies on a national, not sectarian, basis, a Senate senate shall be formed and all the spiritual families shall be represented in it. The Senate’s senate powers shall be confined to crucial issues.
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Samples: Taif Agreement