Parliament of the Maldives

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The Parliament of the Maldives is the unicameral legislative body of the island nation, responsible for making laws, overseeing the government, and representing the Maldivian people.

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Parliament of the Maldives canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf national legislature
unicameral legislature
budgetaryPower approves national budget
building People's Majlis building NERFINISHED
canAmend laws of the Maldives
canPropose bills
capitalCity Malé NERFINISHED
composition elected members
constitutionalRole exercises legislative power under the Constitution of the Maldives
country Maldives NERFINISHED
deputyHeadOfParliamentTitle Deputy Speaker of the People's Majlis NERFINISHED
electoralSystem first-past-the-post voting
governmentBranch legislative branch
hasCommitteeSystem yes
hasJurisdictionOver Republic of Maldives NERFINISHED
hasPublicSessions yes
headOfParliamentTitle Speaker of the People's Majlis NERFINISHED
languageOfProceedings Dhivehi NERFINISHED
legalBasis Constitution of the Maldives NERFINISHED
legislativeChamber unicameral
meetsIn Malé NERFINISHED
meetsInCountryCapital yes
memberTitle MP
memberType Members of Parliament
numberOfHouses 1
officialName People's Majlis NERFINISHED
oversightMechanism parliamentary committees
parliamentary questions
politicalSystemContext multi-party system in the Maldives
primaryFunction government oversight
lawmaking
representation of the Maldivian people
region South Asia
relatedInstitution President of the Maldives NERFINISHED
Supreme Court of the Maldives NERFINISHED
represents people of the Maldives
responsibility approving the state budget
impeachment of certain office holders
oversight of the executive branch
passing legislation
questioning government ministers
ratifying treaties
shortName Majlis NERFINISHED
supervises executive policies
termUsedForSession session of the Majlis
typeOfGovernmentBody democratically elected body
votingEligibility citizens of the Maldives

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Malé contains Parliament of the Maldives