Speaker of the National Assembly (Carloso)

Speaker of of the National Assembly of Carloso
Incumbent Jorge Moran since 11 February 2011
Nominator	National Assembly
Term length	At the National Assembly's pleasure; elected at the beginning of the new National Assembly, and upon a vacancy
Constituting instrument	Constitution of Carloso
Succession	Second
Deputy	Deputy Speaker
Salary	D£29,117 annually ($63,298)

The Speaker of of the National Assembly is the presiding officer of the National Assembly of Carloso. The Speaker presides over debates and maintains order. By convention, the Speaker is expected to be non-partisan while in office and, as the Speaker is typically a National Assemblyman who has been in office for many years, will generally continue to be non-partisan after leaving office. In the extraordinarily rare case of a tie in a vote on a bill in the National Assembly, the Speaker casts the deciding vote. Precedent dictates that the Speaker vote in favour of a bill if it is on its second reading, as this encourages debate in the committee stage and allows amendments to be put forward, while they will vote against it if a tie is reached on its final reading, thus preserving the status quo. The Constitution provides that the Speaker from the previous National Assembly term will be automatically re-elected to their seat should they run again. Additionally, due to the Speaker's limited capacity to represent his constituency while in office, at the following election their constituency will elect an additional National Assemblyman. Should a Speaker have chosen to resign, this creates the unique situation where voters in the constituency will elect four National Assemblymen, rather than the usual three.

The election of the Speaker is the first order of business for the new National Assembly when it begins its term on the 11 February following the last general election. In the meantime, the National Assembly is chaired by the Father of the National Assembly; the longest serving National Assemblyman, who leads his colleagues in swearing their oath of office, before putting forward the motion to elect a Speaker. The election is held by roll call vote, and any National Assemblyman may be nominated to fill the role, though generally the parties or incoming coalition in the National Assembly will have agreed on their candidates beforehand. The Speaker requires a simple majority to be elected, and should a speaker fail to be elected on the first ballot, the process will be repeated until there is one. However, in the history of the National Assembly, an election for Speaker has never had to have more than one ballot. The Clerk of the National Assembly or their staff will call the name of each member of the National Assembly alphabetically. The process typically takes between 2 and 3 hours. Upon election, the new Speaker is obligated to immediately put as the first order of business the election of the President, again by voice vote. The Clerk of the National Assembly will announce the result, handing it to the Speaker who will then repeat it and invite the new President to be sworn in.

The Speaker is the second in line in succession to the President, after the Deputy President. The Deputy Speaker acts on behalf of the Speaker when they are not present, and immediately succeeds them in a caretaker capacity if a Speaker dies, resigns or is removed from office, until a new Speaker is elected. The Deputy Speaker is similarly elected by the National Assembly, immediately after the election of the President.

The Speaker has an annual salary of D£29,117 ($63,298). Coupled with the salary for a National Assemblyman, which is D£23,508 ($51,104), the Speaker receives at a minimum D£52,625 ($114,402) annually. Since 11 February 2011, the Speaker of the National Assembly has been Jorge Moran (Valender-15).

List of Speakers

• TBD (Con; 11 February 1976 – 24 June 1997), TBD
• TBD (Con; 24 June 1997 – 11 February 2001), TBD
• TBD (SR; 11 February 2001 – 11 February 2006), TBD
• TBD (Con; 11 February 2006 – 11 February 2011), TBD
• Jorge Moran (NS; 11 February 2011 – present), Valender-15