Presidium of the National People's Congress

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Presidium of a session of the National People's Congress
Hanyu Pinyin
Quánguó Rénmín Dàibiǎo Dàhuì Huìyì Zhǔxítuán

The Presidium of the National People's Congress is the presiding body of the National People's Congress when it is in session.

Composition

It is composed of 178 senior officials of the

Macao, Taiwan[1] and the People's Liberation Army. The presidium is elected during a meeting preceding the sitting of a new session of the NPC, which is presided over by the outgoing Standing Committee of the NPC.[2] In practice, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress drafts a list of candidates, then presides over a preparatory meeting of the NPC that revises and approves the list. After the Presidium has been elected, it presides over the rest of the NPC session.[3] Officers of the presidium include a number of standing chairmen elected at the first meeting of the presidium. Its functions are defined in the Organic Law of the NPC, but not how it is composed.[4]

Functions and powers

The presidium schedules sessions of the NPC, and decides the procedure of voting on bills and proposals.[2] It also nominates for election by the NPC the:[4]

References

  1. ^ "第十三届全国人民代表大会第一次会议主席团和秘书长名单_中国人大网". Archived from the original on 2018-03-09. Retrieved 2018-04-04.
  2. ^ a b "Organic Law of the National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China, CHAPTER I SESSIONS OF THE NATIONAL PEOPLE'S CONGRESS". AsianLII. Legislative Affairs Commission of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  3. ^ "中华人民共和国全国人民代表大会议事规则_中国人大网".
  4. ^ . At pp. 68–69.