Assembly of the Republic

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The Assembly of the Republic is the unicameral national parliament of Mozambique, responsible for making laws, overseeing the government, and representing the Mozambican people.


Statements (46)
Predicate Object
instanceOf legislature
parliament
unicameral national parliament
canDissolve no, it cannot dissolve itself under normal circumstances
capitalCityOfMeetingPlace Maputo
constitutionalStatus constitutional body
country Mozambique
electoralSystem party-list proportional representation
governmentBranch legislative branch of Mozambique
hasCommittee standing committees
hasFunction budget approval
constitutional amendment
government oversight
legislation
ratification of international treaties
hasLegislativeAuthorityOver entire territory of Mozambique
hasPower amend the constitution
approve international agreements
approve state budget
interpellate government members
pass ordinary laws
pass organic laws
headTitle President of the Assembly of the Republic
houseType unicameral
isPartOf political system of Mozambique
isUnicameral true
jurisdiction Republic of Mozambique
legalBasis Constitution of Mozambique
levelOfGovernment national
meetsIn Maputo
meetsInBuilding parliament building in Maputo
meetsRegularly yes
nativeNameLanguage Portuguese
officialLanguage Portuguese
politicalSystemContext multi-party system
represents Mozambican electorate
citizens of Mozambique
representsTerritory entire territory of Mozambique
role makes laws
oversees the government
represents the Mozambican people
selectionMethod direct election
supervises Government of Mozambique
termLength 5 years
typeOfBody representative body
votingSystemType proportional representation

Referenced by (1)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Mozambique
legislature

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