Assemblée nationale

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Assemblée nationale is the lower house of the French Parliament, responsible for debating and passing laws and overseeing the government.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf component of the Parliament of France
legislative body
lower house of parliament
appoints members to independent authorities and public bodies
broadcastsDebatesOn La Chaîne parlementaire – Assemblée nationale
budgetaryPower authorizes taxation
votes the finance bill
canBeDissolvedBy President of the French Republic
surface form: Président de la République française
canCensure Government of France
surface form: Gouvernement de la France
constitutionalStatus constitutional institution of the Fifth Republic
country France
currentLegislatureNumber 16e législature de la Ve République
electoralDistrictType single-member constituencies
elects some members of the Constitutional Council (historically or via its president)
establishedInYear 1958
establishedUnder Constitution of the Fifth Republic
surface form: Constitution de la Ve République
hasPlenaryChamber hemicycle of the French National Assembly
surface form: hémicycle du Palais Bourbon
hasStandingCommittees commissions permanentes
hasUpperHouse Sénat
hasWebsite https://www.assemblee-nationale.fr
houseType lower house
languageOfProceedings French
legislativeChamberOf Parliament of France
surface form: Parlement français
legislativeProcessRole amends bills
examines government bills
examines private members’ bills
votes on bills
locatedIn 7e arrondissement de Paris
Paris
meetsIn Palais Bourbon
meetsInBuildingOn rue de l’Université NERFINISHED
nativeLanguage French
numberOfMembers 577
officialName Assemblée nationale self-link
National Assembly of France
surface form: Assemblée nationale française
oversightPower commissions of inquiry
parliamentary questions
partOf Parliament of France
surface form: Parlement français
predecessor Assemblée nationale self-linksurface differs
surface form: Assemblée nationale de la Quatrième République
presidingOfficerTitle Président de l’Assemblée nationale
primaryFunction debating laws
overseeing the government
passing laws
supervises Government of France
surface form: Gouvernement de la France
symbol hémicycle stylisé de l’Assemblée nationale
termLength 5 years
typeOfParliament bicameral legislature component
votingSystem two-round system

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7th arrondissement of Paris contains Assemblée nationale
Pont de la Concorde hasNearbyLandmark Assemblée nationale
Palais Bourbon isSeatOf Assemblée nationale
André Maginot legislativeBody Assemblée nationale
this entity surface form: Chamber of Deputies of the French Third Republic
Assemblée nationale officialName Assemblée nationale self-link
National Assembly of France officialName Assemblée nationale
Émile Loubet parliamentaryBody Assemblée nationale
this entity surface form: Chamber of Deputies of France
Assemblée nationale predecessor Assemblée nationale self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Assemblée nationale de la Quatrième République
Corps législatif of France replacedBy Assemblée nationale
this entity surface form: Chamber of Deputies of France