Parliament of Nauru

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The Parliament of Nauru is the unicameral national legislature of the Republic of Nauru, responsible for making laws and overseeing the government.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf national legislature
parliament
unicameral legislature
alsoKnownAs Parliament of Nauru
surface form: Nauru Parliament
composition elected members only
constitutionalBasis Constitution of Nauru
country Nauru
electoralDistricts multi-member constituencies
elects President of Nauru
foundationDate 1968
foundedAfter independence of Nauru
governingDocument Standing Orders of the Parliament of Nauru
hasCommittee Constitutional Review Committee
Public Accounts Committee
hasNumberOfHouses 1
houseType unicameral
jurisdiction Nauru
surface form: Republic of Nauru
leaderTitle Speaker of the Parliament
legislativeBranchOf Government of Nauru
legislatureType Westminster-style parliament
location Yaren District
meetingPlace Parliament House, Yaren District
minimumAgeOfMembers 20 years
numberOfMembers 19
officialLanguage English
Nauruan
oversightMechanism parliamentary committees
questioning of ministers
power amendment of laws
approval of treaties
enactment of statutes
precededBy Parliament of Nauru self-linksurface differs
surface form: Legislative Council of Nauru
responsibility approval of the national budget
electing the President of Nauru
lawmaking
oversight of the government
representation of the people of Nauru
sessionType plenary sessions
termLength 3 years
typeOfGovernmentSystem parliamentary republic
votingEligibility citizens of Nauru meeting legal requirements
votingSystem Dowdall system
votingSystemType preferential voting
website https://www.naurugov.nr/parliament-of-nauru.aspx

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Nauru legislature Parliament of Nauru
Yaren District hosts Parliament of Nauru
Yaren District hasLegislature Parliament of Nauru
President of Nauru appointedBy Parliament of Nauru
President of Nauru electedBy Parliament of Nauru
President of Nauru legislativeBody Parliament of Nauru
President of Nauru canBeRemovedBy Parliament of Nauru
President of Nauru officeCreatedAlongWith Parliament of Nauru
Parliament of Nauru precededBy Parliament of Nauru self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Legislative Council of Nauru
Parliament of Nauru alsoKnownAs Parliament of Nauru
this entity surface form: Nauru Parliament
Government of Nauru legislativeBranch Parliament of Nauru
Government of Nauru electedBy Parliament of Nauru