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Article 65

The Speaker and Deputy Speakers of the House of the People of the Federal

Parliament

(1) At its first session, presided over by the eldest member, the House of the People of the Federal Parliament shall elect a Speaker and two

(2) Deputy Speakers from amongst its members.

(2) If on any occasion neither the Speaker nor the Deputy Speakers are present, the House shall elect one of its members to preside temporarily.

(3) Before assuming office, the Speaker shall relinquish any official position in a political party, and shall be strictly neutral in the performance of his or her functions.

(4) The Speaker and his or her deputies shall be elected through a secret ballot by a majority vote of the members of the House of the People of the Federal Parliament, and may be removed by a two- thirds majority vote of the members of the House of the People of the Federal Parliament.