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The National Assembly (Czech: Národní shromáždění) was the bicameral parliament of Czechoslovakia from 1920 to 1939, during the First and Second Republics.[1] It consisted of a Chamber of Deputies with 300 members and a Senate with 150 members.
National Assembly of the Czechoslovak Republic | |
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| Legislative body in Czechoslovakia | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| Houses | Senate Chamber of Deputies |
| History | |
| Established | 1920 |
| Disbanded | 1939 |
| Preceded by | Revolutionary National Assembly |
| Succeeded by | Interim National Assembly |
| Seats | 450 members
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| Elections | |
| proportional representation | |
Last election | 19 May 1935 |
| Meeting place | |
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| Senate, Thun Palace, Prague | |
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| Chamber of Deputies, Rudolfinum, Prague | |
| Constitution | |
| Czechoslovak Constitution of 1920 | |
Leadership
editPresidents of the Senate
edit- 1920 Cyril Horáček
- 1920–1924 Karel Prášek
- 1924–1926 Václav Donát
- 1926 Václav Klofáč
- 1926–1929 Mořic Hruban
- 1929–1939 František Soukup
Presidents of the Chamber of Deputies
edit- 1920–1925 František Tomášek
- 1925–1932 Jan Malypetr
- 1932–1935 František Staněk
- 1935 Bohumír Bradáč
- 1935–1939 Jan Malypetr
References
edit- ^ Agnew, Hugh LeCaine (2004). The Czechs and the Lands of the Bohemian Crown. Hoover Press. p. 1922. ISBN 9780817944926.