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Article 35
(1) The members of Parliament shall be elected for a period of six months.
(2) The King may at any time issue writs for seats that are vacated after an election.
(3) The Royal Chancellor along with the Prime Minister shall cause a general election to be held before the expiration of the period for which the Current Parliament was elected.
(4) If a Member of Parliament becomes ineligible his seating in Parliament shall become vacant.
(5) On Approval of his election each new Member shall make a solemn declaration that he will adhere to the Constitution.

Article 38
(1) A Newly elected Parliament shall sit within a week after the day of election, unless the King has previously convoked a meeting of Members.
(2) Immediately after the proving of the mandates Parliament shall constitute itself by the election of a Prime Minister and a Deputy Prime Minister.
(3) The Prime Minister shall act as the head of Parliament and shall preside over all legislative meetings. The Prime Minister shall set the agenda of the legislature, shall keep order in the Parliament and shall have all the powers necessary to fulfill his duties as Prime Minister so long as they do not coincide with the constitution of this state.
(4) The Deputy Prime Minister shall serve as second in command and serve his duties as appropriated to him by the Prime Minister.

Article 38
(1) A Newly elected Parliament shall sit within a week after the day of election, unless the King has previously convoked a meeting of Members.
(2) Immediately after the proving of the mandates Parliament shall constitute itself by the election of a Prime Minister and a Deputy Prime Minister.
(3) The Prime Minister shall act as the head of Parliament and shall preside over all legislative meetings. The Prime Minister shall set the agenda of the legislature, shall keep order in the Parliament and shall have all the powers necessary to fulfill his duties as Prime Minister so long as they do not coincide with the constitution of this state.
(4) The Deputy Prime Minister shall serve as second in command and serve his duties as appropriated to him by the Prime Minister.

Article 39
(1) The sessional year of Parliament shall commence within the first week of election, and shall continue until the third month, upon which it will recess for two weeks before resuming until the end of the term.
(2) On the first day of the sessional year the Members shall assemble for a new session of Parliament.

Article 40
Parliament shall meet in the place where Government has its seat. In extraordinary circumstances, Parliament may assemble elsewhere in the Realm.

Article 41
(1) At the first meeting of the sessional year, the King and the Royal Chancellor shall render an account of the general state of the country and of the measures proposed by Government. This shall be followed by speeches from the Prime Minister.
(2) Such an account shall be the subject of general debate.

Article 42
Parliament shall be closed by the King, in person or by his proxy.

Article 43
The Prime Minister shall convene the meetings of Parliament, stating the order of the week.

Article 44
Ministers shall ex officio be entitled to attend the sitting of Parliament and to address Parliament during the debates as often as they desire, provided that they abide by the rules of Procedure of Parliament. They shall be entitled to vote only when they are Members of Parliament. They are entitled to introduce legislation on behalf of the King.

Article 45
(1) Any Member of Parliament may introduce Bills and other Measures.
(2) No Bill shall be finally passed until it is read at least twice in Parliament.
(3) Government Bills introduced by the Royal Chancellor or Ministers shall take precedence over private members’ bills’.
(4) In the case of a new election and at the end of the sessional year, all bills and other measures which have not been passed shall be dropped.
(5) All ordinary bills or other measures require a simple majority. In votes in which the negative and affirmative are both of equal number; the Deputy Prime Minister shall cast the sole deciding vote.

Article 46
No Taxes shall be imposed, altered, or repealed except by statute; nor shall any man be conscripted or any public loan be raised except by statute.

Article 47
All Aliens to gain citizenship shall be required to be naturalized. The handling of this shall be set by statute to be prescribed by parliament.

Article 48
Parliament shall lay down its own rules of procedure, including rules governing its conduct of business and the maintenance of order.

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