Congress of New Caledonia

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The Congress of New Caledonia is the unicameral legislative body of the French special collectivity of New Caledonia, responsible for making local laws and overseeing the territory’s government.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative body
regional parliament
unicameral legislature
belongsToCategory Legislatures of overseas France
Politics of New Caledonia
Unicameral legislatures
canCensure Government of New Caledonia
capital Nouméa, New Caledonia
surface form: Nouméa
chamberType unicameral
compositionSource Loyalty Islands Province Assembly
North Province Assembly
South Province
surface form: South Province Assembly
country France
countrySubdivision French special collectivity
elects President of the Government of New Caledonia
its Bureau
its President
members of the Government of New Caledonia
establishedBy Nouméa Accord
Organic Law on New Caledonia (1999)
executiveOversightFunction oversees Government of New Caledonia
hasCommittee standing committees
hasNumberOfChambers 1
hasPower adopt “lois du pays” (country laws)
issue resolutions
request opinions from French State
inception 1999
jurisdiction New Caledonia
legalBasis French Constitution
organic law
legislativeFunction Congress of New Caledonia self-linksurface differs
surface form: adopts budget of New Caledonia

adopts local laws
votes deliberations
legislatureFor New Caledonia
locatedIn New Caledonia
Nouméa, New Caledonia
surface form: Nouméa
meetsIn Nouméa Congress building
membersElectedBy provincial assemblies of New Caledonia
numberOfMembers 54
officialLanguage French
overseenByCourt Constitutional Council of France
surface form: French Constitutional Council (for certain laws)

Council of State of France
surface form: French Council of State (for administrative disputes)
partOf French Fifth Republic political system
institutions of New Caledonia
replaces Territorial Assembly of New Caledonia
termLength 5 years
votingSystem indirect election

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Nouméa, New Caledonia isSeatOf Congress of New Caledonia
subject surface form: Nouméa
New Caledonia governingBody Congress of New Caledonia
Congress of New Caledonia legislativeFunction Congress of New Caledonia self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: adopts budget of New Caledonia
Government of New Caledonia executiveBodyFor Congress of New Caledonia
Government of New Caledonia appointedBy Congress of New Caledonia
Government of New Caledonia responsibleTo Congress of New Caledonia
Government of New Caledonia legislativePartner Congress of New Caledonia
Government of New Caledonia canBeDissolvedBy Congress of New Caledonia
President of the Government of New Caledonia electedBy Congress of New Caledonia
President of the Government of New Caledonia relatedTo Congress of New Caledonia