Serbia

National Assembly

Political system: Parliamentary system
Structure of parliament: Unicameral
IPU membership: Yes

Oversight tools

Parliament/Chamber has the power to summon members of the government: Yes

Sources:
The Law on the National Assembly, Articles 53 & 56.

Constitution, Article 129.
Parliament/chamber has the power to summon senior government officials: Yes

Sources:
Rules of Procedure

The Law on the National Assembly, Article 53.

Constitution, Article 129.
Parliament has the power to approve key government appointments: Yes

Sources:
Constitution, Article 99.

The Law on the National Assembly. Article 15.
Approximate number of government appointments subject to parliamentary approval: 25
Parliament/chamber has the power to approve key government appointments: Yes
Number of written questions asked, per year: 126

(2023)
Number of written questions answered by the government, per year: 100

(2023)
Percentage of written questions answered by the government, per year: 79.4%

(2023)
Parliament/chamber has power to carry out inquiries: Yes
Number of parliamentary inquiries, per year: 6

(2024)

Head of State and/or Government

Parliament’s role in the designation of the Head of Government: Parliament elects the Head of Government

Sources: Constitution, Article 99.
The Head of Government is also the Head of State: No
Parliament’s role in the designation of the Head of State: Parliament does not play a role

Notes: The President of the Republic is elected in direct elections, regulated by law, and called by the President of the Parliament. After elections have concluded, the President of the Republic takes the oath of office before the National Assembly.

Sources: Constitution, Article 114.

Impeachment and confidence motions

Parliament is automatically dissolved when a motion of no confidence is adopted: No

Impeachment procedure

There is a procedure for parliament to dismiss or impeach the following persons/institution: The whole Government

Other

Notes:

The National Assembly has the power to elect or dismiss:

Judges of the Constitutional Court, the President of the Supreme Court of Cessation, Presidents of courts, Civic defenders, the State Public Prosecutor, public prosecutors, deputy public prosecutors, the Governor of the National Bank of Serbia, the Governors’ Council, the Ombudsman, and other officials as stipulated by the law.

Sources:

The Law on the National Assembly, Article 15.

Constituion, Article 99.

No confidence processes

There is a procedure for parliament to express no confidence in the following persons/institution: The whole Government

Individual members of the Executive

Sources: Constitution, Articles 128-131.

Updated at	Number of written questions asked, per year
2023-01	126
2022-01	89
2021-01	6
2020-01	9
2019-01	107
2018-01	63
2017-01	61
2016-01	35
2015-01	61
2014-01	46
2013-01	118

Updated at	Number of written questions answered by the government, per year
2023-01	100
2022-01	71
2021-01	5
2020-01	3
2019-01	88
2018-01	47
2017-01	29
2016-01	27
2015-01	53
2014-01	48
2013-01	83

Updated at	Percentage of written questions answered by the government, per year
2023-01	79.4%
2022-01	79.8%
2021-01	83.3%
2020-01	33.3%
2019-01	82.2%
2018-01	74.6%
2017-01	47.5%
2016-01	77.1%
2015-01	86.9%
2014-01	104.3%
2013-01	70.3%

Updated at	Number of parliamentary inquiries, per year
2024-01	6
2021-01	No information available
2020-01	0

Serbia

National Assembly

Oversight

Oversight tools

Head of State and/or Government

Impeachment and confidence motions

Impeachment procedure

No confidence processes

Historical data for IPU membership

Historical data for Number of written questions asked, per year

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