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The speaker may allow the ousted prime minister to head a transitional or caretaker government until Parliament elects a new prime minister. Under the principle of negative parliamentarism, a prime ministerial candidate nominated by the Speaker does not need the confidence of a majority of MPs to be elected.
A deputy prime minister or vice prime minister is, in some countries, a government minister who can take the position of acting prime minister when the prime minister is temporarily absent. The position is often likened to that of a vice president , as both positions are "number two" offices, but there are some differences.
The speaker of the United States House of Representatives, commonly known as the speaker of the House or House speaker, is the presiding officer of the United States House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the United States Congress. The office was established in 1789 by Article I, Section II, of the U.S. Constitution.
The Republican majority will now have to either figure out a deal in order to give the role back to McCarthy – reminiscent of the 15 votes it took him to win the speakership in January – or ...
In 1966 Congress, concerned about safety and security and mindful of the increasing responsibilities of the office, allotted money ($75,000) to fund construction of a residence for the vice president, but implementation stalled and after eight years the decision was revised, and One Observatory Circle was then designated for the vice president ...
The United States order of precedence is an advisory document maintained by the Ceremonials Division of the Office of the Chief of Protocol of the United States which lists the ceremonial order, or relative preeminence, for domestic and foreign government officials (military and civilian) at diplomatic, ceremonial, and social events within the United States and abroad.
Section 2 provides a mechanism for filling a vacancy in the vice presidency. Before the Twenty-fifth Amendment, a vice-presidential vacancy continued until a new vice president took office at the start of the next presidential term; the vice presidency had become vacant several times due to death, resignation, or succession to the presidency, and these vacancies had often lasted several years.
Prime Minister (if neither of the above can exercise their duties) Anatole Collinet Makosso: 12 May 2021 Croatia: Speaker of Parliament: Gordan Jandroković: 5 May 2017 Cyprus: President of the House of Representatives [d] Annita Demetriou: 10 June 2021 Czech Republic: Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies Prime Minister: Markéta Pekarová ...