and one ex-officio member (the Attorney-General). The total number of elected members has, at the 2007 elections, increased to 44 making a 46 member unicameral parliament. In 2016, a modified constitution had suppressed the Ex-officio member with the creation of a new Ministry of Justice. Speaker The Maneaba has a Speaker, elected by its members from outside Parliament, per section 71 of the Constitution. At the first parliamentary session following a general election, the Chief Justice presides over the Maneaba to take nominations for the office of Speaker. Voting is done by secret ballot, and a candidate must receive an absolute majority of votes cast to be elected. Should more than two candidates be nominated, the candidate with the lowest number of votes is eliminated after each round of voting until one candidate wins. The Speaker of the Maneaba does not have a vote on any matter. Should a vote result in a tie, the Speaker has to declare it as rejected. Following the dissolution of the legislature before elections, the Speaker remains in office. On the first day of a new session, the Speaker leaves office. The Maneaba may also pass a no-confidence vote against the Speaker to remove him from office. Along with the Chief Justice and Chairman of the Public Service Commission, the Speaker serves as a member of the Council of State, formed to continue carrying out the duties of government following a no-confidence vote against the President or Government. Attorney general, former ex-officio member Since October 2016, the Attorney General is no longer an ex-officio member of the House of Assembly. Logo On 26 October 2020, the Maneaba ni Maungatabu adopted a new logo. See also Politics of Kiribati List of legislatures by country References External links Kiribati Government of Kiribati Kiribati Kiribati 1979 establishments in Kiribati