National Parliament
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The National Parliament is the unicameral legislative body of Timor-Leste, responsible for making laws, approving the budget, and overseeing the government.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| National Parliament of Timor-Leste | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
national legislature
ⓘ
unicameral legislature ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Parlamento Nacional
ⓘ
National Parliament of East Timor ⓘ
surface form:
Parlamento Nacional de Timor-Leste
|
| appoints | certain state officials as defined by the Constitution of Timor-Leste ⓘ |
| branch | legislative branch ⓘ |
| budgetaryPower | approves the General State Budget of Timor-Leste ⓘ |
| canDissolve | by the President of Timor-Leste under constitutional conditions ⓘ |
| canExpress | motions of censure against the government ⓘ |
| canGrant | votes of confidence to the government ⓘ |
| compositionDeterminedBy | electoral law of Timor-Leste ⓘ |
| country | Timor-Leste ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | party-list proportional representation ⓘ |
| elects | its President (Speaker of Parliament) ⓘ |
| establishedAfter | restoration of independence of Timor-Leste ⓘ |
| governingDocument | Rules of Procedure of the National Parliament of Timor-Leste ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver | national legislation of Timor-Leste ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
budget approval
ⓘ
constitutional amendment ⓘ government oversight ⓘ legislation ⓘ ratification of international treaties ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfChambers | 1 ⓘ |
| houseType | unicameral ⓘ |
| interactsWith |
Court of Appeal of Timor-Leste
ⓘ
President of East Timor ⓘ
surface form:
President of Timor-Leste
|
| jurisdiction | Timor-Leste ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings |
Portuguese
ⓘ
Tetum ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Constitution of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste ⓘ |
| legislativeBranchOf | Government of Timor-Leste ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Dili ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Timor-Leste ⓘ |
| meetsIn | National Parliament building in Dili ⓘ |
| oversees | Government of Timor-Leste ⓘ |
| oversightMechanism |
parliamentary inquiries and committees
ⓘ
parliamentary questions to the government ⓘ |
| passes |
ordinary laws
ⓘ
organic laws ⓘ resolutions ⓘ |
| predecessor |
National Parliament of East Timor
ⓘ
surface form:
Constituent Assembly of Timor-Leste
|
| role |
approves the state budget
ⓘ
makes laws ⓘ oversees the government ⓘ represents the people of Timor-Leste ⓘ |
| typeOfBody | representative assembly ⓘ |
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