Grand and General Council

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The Grand and General Council is the unicameral national parliament of San Marino, responsible for enacting laws, electing key state officials, and guiding the country’s political direction.

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Grand and General Council canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative body
political institution
unicameral national parliament
adopts state budget of San Marino
approves international treaties of San Marino
can pass votes of no confidence in the government
canAmend constitutional laws of San Marino
canDissolve itself under certain constitutional conditions
composition members elected by universal suffrage
constitutionalStatus central organ of the Republic of San Marino
country San Marino
electoralDistrict single national constituency of San Marino
elects Captains Regent of San Marino
Government of San Marino
surface form: Congress of State of San Marino

Council of Twelve
State Congress members
judicial bodies members in certain cases
two Captains Regent every six months
governingRules internal regulations of the Council
governmentType unicameral
guides political direction of San Marino
hasCommitteeSystem parliamentary committees
hasLegitimacyFrom popular elections
hasPower to amend legislation
to initiate legislation
to repeal legislation
headOfStateElectionRole elects Captains Regent in joint session
historicalContinuity one of the world’s oldest continuous parliaments
jurisdiction San Marino
surface form: Republic of San Marino
legislativeFunction enacts laws of San Marino
locationCountry San Marino
meetsAt historic city center of San Marino
meetsFrequency regular sessions and extraordinary sessions
meetsIn San Marino
surface form: City of San Marino

Palazzo Pubblico
nativeName Consiglio Grande e Generale
numberOfMembers 60
officialLanguage Italian
oversees executive branch of San Marino
represents citizens of San Marino
responsibleFor ratification of decrees issued by the Captains Regent and Congress of State
role electoral college for heads of state of San Marino
supreme legislative authority of San Marino
supervises public administration of San Marino
symbolicRole expression of popular sovereignty in San Marino
termLength 5 years
typeOfBody national parliament
votingSystem proportional representation

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San Marino legislature Grand and General Council