Chamber of Deputies with 80 members
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The Chamber of Deputies with 80 members is the lower house of Paraguay’s bicameral legislature, representing the population through directly elected deputies.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | lower house of parliament ⓘ |
| coexistsWith | Chamber of Senators of Paraguay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composition | 80 directly elected deputies ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis | Constitution of Paraguay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Paraguay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | direct election ⓘ |
| governs | through majority decisions ⓘ |
| hasInternalStructure |
committees
ⓘ
parliamentary party groups ⓘ presiding board ⓘ |
| hasLegislativeCycle | concurrent with presidential term ⓘ |
| hasLegislativePowers |
amend laws
ⓘ
approve laws ⓘ approve national budget ⓘ initiate legislation ⓘ |
| hasMemberTitle | deputy ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfMembers | 80 ⓘ |
| hasSessionType |
extraordinary sessions
ⓘ
ordinary sessions ⓘ |
| houseType | lower house ⓘ |
| isChamberIn | bicameral legislature of Paraguay ⓘ |
| isElectedBy | universal suffrage ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | national legislation of Paraguay ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Guaraní
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| legislativeChamberOf | Paraguay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| levelOfGovernment | national ⓘ |
| mainFunction |
lawmaking
ⓘ
oversight of the executive branch ⓘ representation of citizens ⓘ |
| meetsIn | Asunción NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oversightPowers | create investigative commissions ⓘ |
| oversightPowers | question government officials ⓘ |
| partOf | National Congress of Paraguay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| represents |
electoral districts of Paraguay
ⓘ
population of Paraguay ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
participation in impeachment procedures
ⓘ
ratification of certain international agreements ⓘ |
| role | federal legislative authority in Paraguay ⓘ |
| termLength | 5 years ⓘ |
| typeOfRepresentation | population-based representation ⓘ |
| voterEligibility | citizens of Paraguay of voting age ⓘ |
| votingSystem | proportional representation ⓘ |
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