Chairman of the Legislature
Qualifications
It is necessary to have a degree in public administration or a related field and at least five years of experience in the public service to hold this position. Most candidates have in addition previous political experience more extensively than at the federal level even if it's not an official requirements.
Requirements
The candidates to hold this position must be citizens of the Republic, meet the necessary qualifications, be of legal age, not be the subject of legal proceedings at the time of filing their candidacy, not have been convicted of a crime within twenty years preceding his candidacy and have no apparent conflict of interest with any individual, corporation or government. Finally, if he held a high public office, he does not claim to have been convicted of a political crime or to have violated the Republican Code of Political Ethics. The candidates running to become Chairman of the Legislature must also have served one term as senator or two terms as deputy and must receive the most votes compared to the others in the election.
Appointment
The election is called at the end of each term which happens in about two presidential elections, the process takes about a month and is led by the previous holder of the office. The candidates before that must submit a form to attest their candidacy to the administrative services who will check if the signatures collected from deputies or senators are true. The official election following this is launched with the five candidates who obtained the most signatures which can only be given once by senators or deputies. It is the candidate who receives the most votes by adding those of the Senate as well as the ones of the Parliament of the Republic that wins.
Duties
The duties of the Chairman of the Legislature are to remain impartial and independent during the exercise of these functions, apply legislature procedures according to what is provided for in law, to respect the Constitution of the Federal Republic as well as not to exceed his powers.
Responsibilities
The Chairman of the Legislature is responsible for the administration of the entire legislative branch of government, directing the agenda of both houses in terms of proposals or debates, distributing budgetary appropriations allocated by the government throughout the legislative apparatus and supervising the elections for the presidents of both houses. He must also appoint several leaders of very important organizations for the functioning of the State as well as for the legislature itself with the heads of the various administrative services.
Grounds for Removal/Dismissal
The President of the Legislature cannot be removed from office, the only way there can be is if he is under investigation for a criminal act or if he did not respect the constitution, which has never happened in the history of the Republic.
Type
Civic, Political
Status
In effect
Creation
Constitution of the Federal Republic
Form of Address
Chairman of the Senate
Source of Authority
Senate/Parliament
Length of Term
Sixteen years
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