The National Assembly (Serbian: Народна скупштина, Narodna skupština, pronounced [nǎːrodnaː skûpʃtina]), fully the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia (Serbian: Народна скупштина Републике Србије, romanized: Narodna skupština Republike Srbije), is the unicameral legislature of Serbia.

It adopts and amends the Constitution, elects Government, appoints the Governor of the National Bank of Serbia and other state officials.

[2] The oldest Serbian national Parliament with extant records was held at Holy Peter and Paul Church in Raška in 11th century.

It was a Civil-Church-State council in environment of condenation of Bogomilism, asserted as heretical both by Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Serbian Church.

[‡ 1] One of the major groups at this point of time, were the conservative Defenders of the Constitution,[5] who were initially allied with the Karađorđević dynasty.

[7] Ilija Garašanin, who was one of the members of the conservative group, called for the adoption of a law that would officially form the National Assembly.

Secretary of the National Assembly assists the President and vice-presidents in preparing and chairing sittings.

Their term of office is terminated upon the constitution of a newly elected National Assembly, while they shall continue discharging their duties until the appointment of a new Secretary.

This is due to Serbia's complex multi-party system, with many parties having a presence in the legislature; parties with similar ideology, but low representation, are therefore inclined to cooperate and form joint parliamentary groups together to secure more privileges they would otherwise not be entitled to, such as additional speaking time and committee assignments.

In addition, elected representatives whose party memberships were terminated or whose names were struck from the register of their party (or the political organisation on whose list they were elected) were automatically deemed to have their assembly mandates terminated; this latter provision was rescinded by a constitutional court decision in 2003.

She argued that this led to corrupt practices, sometimes involving the misuse of assembly mandates to either keep governments in office or seek their overthrow.

They are assisted in their work by the youngest deputy from each of the four party lists that polled the largest number of seats, and by the Secretary of the Assembly from the previous convocation.

The National Assembly is convoked for two regular sessions per year, starting on the first workdays of March and October.

The quorum for the work of the National Assembly on Voting Days exists if at least 126 deputies are present at the sitting.

[2] The right to propose laws, other regulations and general acts belongs to every deputy, the government, assemblies of autonomous provinces or at least 30,000 voters.

Upon the request of the majority of all deputies or at least 100,000 voters, the National Assembly may call a referendum on issues falling within its competence.

odbori) are standing working bodies of the National Assembly established to consider and review issues falling within the purview of the National Assembly, to propose official documents, as well as to carry out reviews of policies pursued, and laws, by-laws and other regulations implemented by the Government, to be done by each Committee for the field that falls within its purview; and also to perform other duties foreseen by the Rules of Procedure.

[2] Parliamentary Groups nominate members for each Committee proportionally to the number of deputies they have at the National Assembly.