. Until Representatives are directly elected
18.1a,
the
National
Parliaments
of
in accordance with Article
Member
States
shall
elect
Representatives.
The
names
and
particulars
of the
elected
Representatives shall be communicated to the President of the
Commission and the Speaker at least one (1) month before the end of
the legislature.
. The President of the Commission shall, upon receiving the names of at
least three quarters (3/4) of the Representatives forwarded by the
Member States, inform the Chairman of Authority and the Speaker. The
Parliament shall be convened within one (1) month of such notice.
2. THE INAUGURAL SESSION OF A NEW LEGISLATURE
. At the commencement of the inaugural Session, a Bureau of Age shall
be established of the oldest and two youngest Representatives.
. The
oldest
Representative
shall chair the first meeting
of a new
legislature of Parliament. The two youngest Representatives shall act
as Secretaries.
. The Secretary General shall assist the Bureau of Age.
. The Chairman of the meeting
Representatives be taken.
shall
instruct
that
a roll-call of the
. The Parliament shall proceed with the validation of the mandates of its
Representatives.
. The Chairman of the meeting shall call on the Parliament to elect its
Speaker.
. No further debate
Bureau of Age.
may
take place under the chairmanship
. Nominations shall be announced
take place by secret ballot. we
in plenary —
yo
of the
in and voting shall
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