People's Majlis

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The People's Majlis is the unicameral parliament of the Maldives, responsible for making national laws and overseeing the government.

All labels observed (3)

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Majlis 1
People's Majlis canonical 1
People’s Majlis 1

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf government body
parliament
unicameral legislature
abbreviation People's Majlis self-linksurface differs
surface form: Majlis
buildingLocation Malé
capital Malé
composition elected members
constitutionalBasis Constitution of the Maldives
country Maldives
countryGovernmentType presidential republic
electoralDistrictBasis constituencies
establishedInCurrentForm 2008
function amending the Constitution of Maldives
passing the national budget
ratifying international treaties
governmentBranch legislative branch of Maldives
hasBroadcast parliamentary sessions broadcast on Maldivian media
hasCommittee Independent Institutions Committee
National Security Committee
Public Accounts Committee
houseType unicameral
jurisdiction Maldives
surface form: Republic of Maldives
leaderTitle Speaker of the People's Majlis
legislativeBodyFor Maldives
meetingCity Malé
meetingPlace People's Majlis building
memberType Members of Parliament
nativeName މަޖިލިސް
nativeNameLanguage Dhivehi
numberOfHouses 1
officialLanguage Dhivehi
oversees government of Maldives
surface form: Government of Maldives
power oversight of the executive branch
power to impeach certain office holders
power to question government officials
power to summon ministers
relatedInstitution President of the Maldives
Supreme Court of the Maldives
responsibility making national laws
overseeing the government
roleInGovernment central law-making authority of Maldives
sessionType plenary sessions
termLength 5 years
votingSystem first-past-the-post voting
website https://majlis.gov.mv

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Maldives legislature People's Majlis
Male hasGovernmentBuilding People's Majlis
subject surface form: Malé
this entity surface form: People’s Majlis
People's Majlis abbreviation People's Majlis self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Majlis