The Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, Parlamentarna skupština Bosne i Hercegovine, Парламентарна скупштина Босне и Херцеговине, separator=" / ") is the
bicameral
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legislative body of
Bosnia and Herzegovina. It consists of the following two chambers.
*The
House of Representatives (
Bosnian and
Serbian
Serbian may refer to:
* someone or something related to Serbia, a country in Southeastern Europe
* someone or something related to the Serbs, a South Slavic people
* Serbian language
* Serbian names
See also
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* Old Serbian (disambiguat ...
: ''Predstavnički dom'' / Представнички дом,
Croatian: ''Zastupnički dom'') has 42 members, elected for a four-year terms by
proportional representation.
*The
House of Peoples (''Dom naroda'' / Дом народа) has 15 members, appointed by the parliaments of the entities: 5 members elected by the
National Assembly of
Republika Srpska (5 Serbian delegates), 5 members - by the Bosniak club of the
House of Peoples of the
Parliament of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (5 Bosniak delegates) and 5 members - by the Croat club of the
House of Peoples of the
Parliament of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (5 Croatian delegates).
Its predecessors were the
unicameral Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the People's Assembly of
SR Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Presidents (1953–1997)
Presidents of the People's Assembly (1953–1992)
Speakers of the Assembly (1992–1997)
See also
*
Politics of Bosnia and Herzegovina
*Historical assemblies:
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Stanak
''Stanak'' ''(in original Bosančica: Сmɖɴɖк; )'' is the most common name used to refer to the assembly of nobility in medieval Bosnia. The assembly was also known as the ''Rusag'' (from the Hungarian word ''orszag'', meaning "country"), '' ...
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Diet of Bosnia
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List of legislatures by country
References
External links
BiH Parliament Official website
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