In the Republic of Croatia, power is established on the principle of the power of the government with the guaranteed right of citizens to local and regional self-government. The authority is limited to the Constitution of the Republic of Croatia. Legislative power (legislation) is a parliament that is traditionally called the Parliament. Parliament adopts laws and other regulations. Legislative power is controlled by executive power. Executive power is a (executive) power with the function of enforcing laws or adopting other legal acts needed to enforce a law passed by a parliament. The President of the Republic and the Government of the Republic constitute executive power. The Croatian Parliament is a representative body of citizens and the holder of the legislative authority in the Republic of Croatia while simultaneously performing the function of executive control. It has at least one hundred and at most sixty deputies. The current, ninth convocation of the Croatian Parliament was constituted on October 14, 2016 on the basis of the results of elections for parliamentarians in the Croatian Parliament held on September 11, 2016 in twelve constituencies. Based on the votes of the citizens in the Parliament, one hundred and fifty deputies were elected. According to the Rules, the Parliament has a president and two to five vice presidents, who together form the Presidency. At the invitation of the Speaker of Parliament, the Secretary of the Parliament participates in the work of the Presidency.