Serbia

National Assembly

Political system
Parliamentary system
Structure of parliament
Unicameral
IPU membership
Yes

About parliament

Basic information such as the official name of parliament and details of its structure and leadership. Also includes the current breakdown of MPs by sex and age, and provisions for quotas and reserved seats.

Parliament name
Narodna skupstina (National Assembly)
Chamber name
Narodna skupstina (National Assembly)
Structure & status of parliament
Lower chamber
Parliamentary term (years)
4

IPU membership

Affiliation periods
from 1891
IPU Geopolitical Group/s
Twelve Plus Group

Speaker

Official title
Speaker of the National Assembly
Speaker
Ana Brnabić (Female)
Date of birth: 28 Sep 1975
Term
20 Mar 2024
Additional information

Elected on 20 March 2024.

Speaker terms

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Secretary general

Official title
Secretary General
Secretary General
Srdjan Smiljanic (Male)
Term
02 Aug 2022
Notes

Elected on 2 Aug. 2022.

Members

Statutory number of members
250
Principal mode of designation of members
Directly elected
Directly elected members
250
Current number of members
250
Men
155
Women
95
Percentage of women
38.0%
Statutory number of members per country
250
Population (in thousands)
6,773
Inhabitants per parliamentarian
27,092

Age

Data on the age of parliamentarians is collected at the start of the legislature, following the most recent elections. This data is not updated during the legislature, except when parliament notifies the IPU of a change in the youngest or oldest member.

Average age of all members
48.5
(2024-02)
Youngest member
Marko Milošević (Male)
Youngest member (years)
25
Oldest member
Stojan Radenović (Male)
Oldest member (years)
75
Number of members, by age (2024-02)
Breakdown of members by age and gender
18 - 20 21 - 30 31 - 40 41 - 45 46 - 50 51 - 60 61 - 70 71 - 80 81 - 90 91 and over Totals per gender
Male 0 4 26 28 21 51 20 5 0 0 155
Female 0 6 27 22 15 18 5 2 0 0 95
Totals per age interval 0 10 53 50 36 69 25 7 0 0 250
Total <= 45: 113 Total >= 46: 137
Percentage of members, by age
Age at the last election or renewal Overall Male Female
Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger
4.0% 1.6% 2.4%
Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or younger
25.2% 12% 13.2%
Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger
45.2% 23% 22.0%

Reserved seats and quotas

There are reserved seats in parliament for certain groups
No
Electoral quota for women
Yes

Notes: At least 40 per cent of those on the electoral list must be from the underrepresented gender. Among each group of five candidates on the list, three must belong to one gender and two to the other.

Sources:

Article 73, Law on the Election of Members of Parliament

https://www.rik.parlament.gov.rs/tekst/en/68/laws.php

Youth quota
No

Links to additional information

Parliamentary website
List of members
Rules of procedure/Standing Orders
Constitution

Historical data for IPU membership

Historical data for IPU membership
Year IPU membership
2020-09
List of values for 2020-09
No
2019-04
List of values for 2019-04
No
2018-06
List of values for 2018-06
No