The Speaker
A speaker is elected among the Members. The speaker will chair the meetings of the Majlis, is responsible for maintaining order in the chamber and has to supervise the administrative affairs of the Majlis. The speaker is next in line, to be the acting president in case of a vacancy in the president’s position, until a new council to govern the state is elected. Till date eleven individuals have filled the speakers post in the Majlis.
A deputy speaker is also chosen to assist the speaker of the Majlis, and to overtake and run the Majlis, when the Speaker is absent or is not fit to fulfill the responsibilities of the Speaker.
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