i. The Speaker of Parliament shall be elected by an absolute majority of Representatives voting at the first round of voting, or by simple majority at the following round at which only the two candidates who obtained the highest number of votes are presented. In the event of a tie, subsequent rounds of voting will continue until a winner emerges. j. The Chairman of the meeting shall thereafter call on the elected Representative to take his seat as the Speaker and preside over the deliberations. k. Parliament shall adopt its Rules of Procedure thirds majority. 1. of Parliament by two- The Speaker shall initiate the election of other officers of the Bureau. Article 29. AFFIRMATION 1. During the first sitting of the inaugural Session and before assuming their duty, a Representative shall affirm before the Chairman of Authority as follows: "| declare on my honour that| will faithfully serve the interest of the peoples of the Community and that | will not submit pressure from any Member State or group". to any direct or indirect 2. During subsequent or future sittings, swearing-in of Members shall be done before the Speaker of Parliament. 3. This declaration, which Representative, shall shall be be in writing recorded in the Parliament and may be referred to as and when and signed proceedings necessary. by every of the Article 30. REPRESENTATION OF THE ECOWAS COMMISSION AT MEETINGS OF PARLIAMENT 1. The President and the members of the Commission may have access to the Sessions and meetings of Parliament except y they are held in closed Session. p : yy a at