General Council of the Valleys

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The General Council of the Valleys is Andorra’s unicameral national parliament, responsible for making laws and overseeing the government.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislature
unicameral national parliament
approves national budget of Andorra
country Andorra NERFINISHED
deputyPresidingOfficerTitle Subsíndic General NERFINISHED
electoralBody citizens of Andorra
elects Head of Government of Andorra NERFINISHED
established 1419
function approval and amendment of laws
legislative oversight of the executive
ratification of international treaties
governmentBranch legislative branch
hasCommittee legislative committees
hasMembers 28
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.consellgeneral.ad/
hasPower amend legislation
approve legislation
censure the government
initiate legislation
headedBy Sindic General NERFINISHED
historicalPrecursorOf modern Parliament of Andorra
jurisdiction Andorra NERFINISHED
legalBasis Constitution of Andorra NERFINISHED
legislativeBodyOf Andorra NERFINISHED
meetingPlace Casa de la Vall NERFINISHED
meetsIn Andorra la Vella NERFINISHED
meetsInCity Andorra la Vella NERFINISHED
minimumVotingAge 18 years
numberOfParishesRepresented 7
officialLanguage Catalan
officialName Consell General de les Valls NERFINISHED
presidingOfficerTitle Síndic General NERFINISHED
represents parishes of Andorra
role makes laws
oversees the government
sessionType extraordinary sessions
ordinary sessions
structure unicameral
supervises Government of Andorra NERFINISHED
termLength 4 years
typeOfParliament national parliament
votingSystem mixed electoral system
votingSystemDetail half of members elected in national constituency by proportional representation
half of members elected in parish constituencies by plurality vote

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Constitution of Andorra establishesLegislature General Council of the Valleys