National Parliament of East Timor

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The National Parliament of East Timor is the unicameral legislative body of Timor-Leste, responsible for making laws, overseeing the government, and representing the country’s citizens at the national level.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative body
parliament
unicameral legislature
abbreviation PN
appoints President of the National Parliament
approves government program
buildingName National Parliament House
canCensure government
canDissolve by President of East Timor under constitutional conditions
constitutionalRole exercises legislative power under the Constitution of Timor-Leste
country Timor-Leste
surface form: East Timor

Timor-Leste
countryCapital Dili
electoralDistrict single nationwide constituency
electoralFrequency every 5 years
electoralSystem closed-list proportional representation
elects its President
foundationDate 20 May 2002
governmentBranch legislative branch
hasAuthorityTo amend ordinary laws
propose constitutional amendments
hasCommitteeSystem standing committees
hasJurisdictionOver national legislation of East Timor
headOfGovernmentOversight Prime Minister of East Timor
houseType unicameral
inception 2002
languageOfWork Portuguese
Tetum
legislatureOf Timor-Leste
surface form: Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste

Timor-Leste
surface form: East Timor
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Dili
maximumSeats 65
meetsIn Dili
meetsInTimeZone UTC+9
minimumSeats 52
nativeName Parlamento Nacional
numberOfHouses 1
officialName National Parliament of East Timor self-linksurface differs
surface form: Parlamento Nacional de Timor-Leste
passes state budget of East Timor
precededBy Constituent Assembly of East Timor
primaryFunction government oversight
lawmaking
representation of citizens
termLength 5 years
usesVotingAge 17 years
votingSystem party-list proportional representation
website https://www.parlamento.tl/

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CNRT (political party) hasRepresentationIn National Parliament of East Timor
subject surface form: CNRT
Dili hasLegislature National Parliament of East Timor
this entity surface form: National Parliament of Timor-Leste
National Parliament alsoKnownAs National Parliament of East Timor
subject surface form: National Parliament of Timor-Leste
this entity surface form: Parlamento Nacional de Timor-Leste
National Parliament predecessor National Parliament of East Timor
subject surface form: National Parliament of Timor-Leste
this entity surface form: Constituent Assembly of Timor-Leste
Parliamentary Assembly of the CPLP hasMember National Parliament of East Timor
Government of Timor-Leste coexistsWith National Parliament of East Timor
this entity surface form: National Parliament of Timor-Leste
Government of Timor-Leste accountableTo National Parliament of East Timor
this entity surface form: National Parliament of Timor-Leste
Dili municipality containsInstitution National Parliament of East Timor
Fretilin hasRepresentationIn National Parliament of East Timor
this entity surface form: National Parliament of Timor-Leste
CNRT operatesIn National Parliament of East Timor
this entity surface form: National Parliament of Timor-Leste
National Parliament of East Timor officialName National Parliament of East Timor self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Parlamento Nacional de Timor-Leste
Constitution of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste establishesBody National Parliament of East Timor
this entity surface form: National Parliament of Timor-Leste
National Parliament building in Dili legislativeBody National Parliament of East Timor
this entity surface form: National Parliament of Timor-Leste
National Parliament building in Dili governingBody National Parliament of East Timor
this entity surface form: National Parliament of Timor-Leste
Rules of Procedure of the National Parliament of Timor-Leste appliesTo National Parliament of East Timor
this entity surface form: National Parliament of Timor-Leste
Rules of Procedure of the National Parliament of Timor-Leste adoptedBy National Parliament of East Timor
this entity surface form: National Parliament of Timor-Leste
Parlamento Nacional officialName National Parliament of East Timor
this entity surface form: Parlamento Nacional da República Democrática de Timor-Leste
KOTA hasPoliticalRepresentationIn National Parliament of East Timor