The Parliament of Yugoslavia was the
legislature
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of
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Jugoslavija, Југославија ; sl, Jugoslavija ; mk, Југославија ;; rup, Iugoslavia; hu, Jugoszlávia; rue, label=Pannonian Rusyn, Югославия, translit=Juhoslavija ...
. Before
World War II
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in the
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
The Kingdom of Yugoslavia ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Kraljevina Jugoslavija, Краљевина Југославија; sl, Kraljevina Jugoslavija) was a state in Southeast Europe, Southeast and Central Europe that existed from 1918 unt ...
it was known as the National Assembly (''Narodna skupština''), while in the
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
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the name was changed to Federal Assembly ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=/, Savezna skupština, Савезна скупштина). It functioned from 1920 to 1992 and resided in the building of the
House of the National Assembly which subsequently served as the seat of the
Parliament of Serbia and Montenegro
The Parliament of Serbia and Montenegro ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Скупштина Србије и Црне Горе, Skupština Srbije i Crne Gore) was the legislative body of Serbia and Montenegro (until 2003, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia). The ...
and since 2006 hosts the
National Assembly of Serbia
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.
Kingdom
The first parliamentary body of the state was the
Temporary National Representation
The Temporary National Representation ( sh, Privremeno narodno predstavništvo), also the Provisional Representation, was the first parliamentary body formed in the newly proclaimed Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. It convened on March 1, 191 ...
which existed until the
first elections were held on 28 November 1920. The new parliament was known as the Constitutional Assembly. The assembly adopted the
Vidovdan Constitution
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on 28 June 1921, after which it became known as the National Assembly.
After the end of the
January 6th Dictatorship
The 6 January Dictatorship ( sr-cyr, Шестојануарска диктатура, Šestojanuarska diktatura; hr, Šestosiječanjska diktatura; sl, Šestojanuarska diktatura) was a royal dictatorship established in the Kingdom of Serbs, Croa ...
, in 1931 the kingdom returned to a
constitutional monarchy
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and the National Assembly became the National Representation consisting of the National Assembly (lower chamber) and the
Senate (upper chamber).
Anti-Fascist Council for the National Liberation of Yugoslavia
During the
Axis occupation of Yugoslavia
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(1941−1944), the
(AVNOJ) was the political umbrella organization for the national liberation councils of the
Yugoslav Resistance
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.
Socialist Federal Republic
As a result of the
Treaty of Vis
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, AVNOJ was reformed into the Temporary National Assembly which also included several dozen members of the assembly
elected in 1938. After the consolidation of power by the communists in late 1945, the Constitutional Assembly was established. The Constitutional Assembly was divided into two houses: the Federal Assembly, and the Assembly of Peoples.
With the adoption of
a constitution in 1946, the name National Assembly was adopted again. It was divided into two councils (chambers): the Federal Council, and the Council of Peoples. With the
amendment of the constitution in 1953, the Federal People's Assembly was divided into the Federal Council and the Council of Producers (from 1953 until 1967 the Council of Nations was a "sub-chamber" within the Federal Council).
In 1963 with the adoption of a
new constitution, the Federal Assembly was divided into five chambers: the Federal Council, the Economic Council, Educational-Cultural Council, Social-Health Council and the Organization-Political Council. In 1967 the Council of Nations became it separate chamber, while in 1968 the Federal Council was demoted in favor of the Council of Nations and the Organization-Political Council changed its name into Socio-Political Council. The Federal Assembly of Yugoslavia was the only
pentacameral
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(later
hexacameral) legislature on the planet.
After the
1974 Yugoslav Constitution
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With 406 original articles, the 1974 constitution was one of the longest constitutio ...
was adopted, the Assembly of the SFRY was bicameral, with the lower house called the ''Federal Chamber'' and an upper house called the ''Chamber of Republics and Provinces''. The Federal Chamber had 30 members from each Republic and 20 from each Autonomous Province, while the Chamber of Republics and Provinces had 12 members from each Republic and 8 from each Autonomous Province. The Assembly was composed of members of the
League of Communists from each constituent republic appointed by
electoral colleges chosen at different levels in the legal hierarchy through complex procedures.
1974 Constitution of Yugoslavia
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With 406 original articles, the 1974 constitution was one of the longest constitutio ...
on WikiSource
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When the League of Communists
collapsed in 1990 amid
ethnic tensions
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, the Assembly was shut down. The institution would be resurrected as the
Federal Assembly of the
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Serbia and Montenegro ( sr, Cрбија и Црна Гора, translit=Srbija i Crna Gora) was a country in Southeast Europe located in the Balkans that existed from 1992 to 2006, following the breakup of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yu ...
in 1992, but this assembly had elected members.
Gallery
Milan Stojadinovic u Narodnoj skupštini, 1936. godina.jpg, The parliament in 1936
III Zasedanje AVNOJ-a, Beograd 1945.jpg, The parliament in 1945
Zvezna ljudska skupščina v Beogradu 1958.jpg, The parliament in 1958
See also
*
List of presidents of the Federal Assembly of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
*
Parliament of Serbia and Montenegro
The Parliament of Serbia and Montenegro ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Скупштина Србије и Црне Горе, Skupština Srbije i Crne Gore) was the legislative body of Serbia and Montenegro (until 2003, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia). The ...
**
List of presidents of the Assembly of Serbia and Montenegro
This article lists the presidents of the Assembly of Serbia and Montenegro.
List
See also
* Parliament of Serbia and Montenegro
*President of the National Assembly of Serbia
*President of the Parliament of Montenegro
The President of the ...
*
National Assembly of Serbia
The National Assembly ( sr-cyr, Народна скупштина, Narodna skupština, ) is the unicameral legislature of Serbia. The assembly is composed of 250 deputies who are proportionally elected to four-year terms by secret ballot. The as ...
- Serbia's parliament which is housed in the same building that had been the Federal Assembly building
*
Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, Parlamentarna skupština Bosne i Hercegovine, Парламентарна скупштина Босне и Херцеговине, separator=" / ") is the bicameral legislative ...
*
Croatian Parliament
The Croatian Parliament ( hr, Hrvatski sabor) or the Sabor is the unicameral legislature of the Republic of Croatia. Under the terms of the Croatian Constitution, the Sabor represents the people and is vested with legislative power. The Sabor ...
*
Parliament of Montenegro
The Parliament of Montenegro ( cg, Скупштина Црне Горе, Skupština Crne Gore) is the unicameral legislature of Montenegro. The Parliament currently has 81 members, with each member elected to a four-year term. Following the 2006 ...
*
Assembly of North Macedonia
The Assembly of the Republic of North Macedonia ( mk, Собрание на Република Северна Македонија, sq, Kuvendi i Republikës së Maqedonisë së Veriut), or the Sobranie ( mk, Собрание, "Assembly"), is t ...
*
Slovenian Parliament
The Slovenian Parliament ( sl, Slovenski parlament) is the informal designation of the general representative body of the Slovenian nation and the legislative body of the Republic of Slovenia.
According to the Constitution of Slovenia, the gene ...
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