(b) Election of members to the new People’s Majlis and all matters pertaining thereto shall be concluded thirty days prior to the expiration of the existing People’s Majlis. Extension of term of the People’s Majlis 80. In the event of a declaration of a state of emergency, making it difficult to hold a general election, the term of the People’s Majlis may be extended by a resolution enacted by the People’s Majlis for a period not exceeding one year if such resolution is supported by two-thirds of the total membership of the People’s Majlis. When the declaration of the state of emergency expires or is revoked during an extended term, the People’s Majlis shall not continue for a period longer than sixty days, and all matters relating to the election of a new People’s Majlis shall be completed within that time. Oath of office of members of the People’s Majlis 81. A person elected as a member of the People’s Majlis shall assume membership in the People’s Majlis upon taking and subscribing, before the Chief Justice or his designate, the oath of office of members of the People’s Majlis set out in Schedule 1 of this Constitution. Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the People’s Majlis 82. (a) The People’s Majlis shall at the first sitting after the general election elect a Speaker and a Deputy Speaker from its members by secret ballot. Until such time as a Speaker and a Deputy Speaker is elected the People’s Majlis shall be presided over by the consecutively longest serving member from among those present. Where there are a number of members who have consecutively served the longest then the Majlis shall be presided over by the member most senior by age of those having served consecutively the longest. 25