National Assembly of Municipal Representatives

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The National Assembly of Municipal Representatives was a former legislative body in Panama composed of locally elected municipal delegates that functioned as the country’s parliament before being replaced by the current National Assembly.


Statements (25)
Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative body
unicameral legislature
characteristic members were delegates from municipalities
served as national legislature before restoration of fully elected assembly
composition municipal representatives
country Panama
function parliament of Panama
historicalPeriod military regime of Omar Torrijos
houseType unicameral
jurisdiction Republic of Panama
languageOfProceedings Spanish
legislativeAuthorityOver national laws of Panama
legislativeBranchOf Government of Panama
levelOfGovernmentRepresented local government
memberSelectionMethod election by municipal councils or delegates
indirect election
precededBy National Assembly (pre‑1968 Panamanian legislature)
replacedAsLegislatureOf Panama
replacedBy National Assembly (Panama)
role approve national budget
enact national legislation
exercise oversight of the executive branch
seat Panama City
status defunct
typeOfRepresentation municipal representation

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
National Assembly of Panama
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