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The President and the Vice-President — Question 6

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Question 6

How is the Vice-President elected?

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An Electoral College consisting of the members of both Houses of Parliament elects the Vice-President.

  1. The election is held in accordance with the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote.
  2. The voting at such an election is by secret ballot.
  3. Each nomination paper should be proposed by at least twenty electors (MPs) and another twenty electors should second the same.