Grand Council of Neuchâtel

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The Grand Council of Neuchâtel is the unicameral cantonal parliament responsible for making laws and overseeing the government in the Swiss canton of Neuchâtel.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cantonal parliament
legislative body
unicameral legislature
appliesTo cantonal law
belongsTo Romandy
surface form: French-speaking Switzerland
canApprove cantonal budget
canInitiate cantonal legislative proposals
canRatify certain inter-cantonal agreements
country Switzerland
elects Council of State of Neuchâtel
governmentForm parliamentary system at cantonal level
governs Canton of Neuchâtel
surface form: canton of Neuchâtel
hasChamber single chamber
hasCommitteeSystem parliamentary committees
hasLegislativeFunction amending cantonal laws
enacting cantonal laws
repealing cantonal laws
hasLevel cantonal level
hasMeetingType plenary sessions
hasNumberOfChambers 1
hasOfficialNameInFrench Grand Council of Neuchâtel self-linksurface differs
surface form: Grand Conseil de Neuchâtel
hasTypeOfGovernmentBody representative assembly
hasVotingSystem proportional representation
isPartOf Swiss cantonal legislatures
jurisdiction Canton of Neuchâtel
surface form: canton of Neuchâtel
languageOfWork French
legislativeBranchOf Canton of Neuchâtel
surface form: canton of Neuchâtel
locatedIn Neuchâtel
surface form: Neuchâtel, Switzerland

Canton of Neuchâtel
surface form: canton of Neuchâtel
meetsIn Neuchâtel
membersElectedBy citizens of the canton of Neuchâtel
oversees Council of State of Neuchâtel
partOf political system of Switzerland
political system of the canton of Neuchâtel
responsibleFor budget approval
cantonal legislation
overseeing the cantonal government
supervision of public administration
subjectTo Constitution of the canton of Neuchâtel
Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation
supervises cantonal executive authorities
uses Swiss civil law tradition

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Neuchâtel legislativeBody Grand Council of Neuchâtel
Grand Council of Neuchâtel hasOfficialNameInFrench Grand Council of Neuchâtel self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Grand Conseil de Neuchâtel
Council of State of Neuchâtel cooperatesWith Grand Council of Neuchâtel
Canton of Neuchâtel hasParliament Grand Council of Neuchâtel