National Assembly of Mauritania

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The National Assembly of Mauritania is the unicameral lower house of the country’s parliament, responsible for making national laws and overseeing the executive branch.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf lower house of parliament
unicameral legislature
canAdopt motions of censure
canDissolveBy President of Mauritania
canHold extraordinary sessions
canQuestion members of the government
constitutionalRole controls government action
exercises legislative power
country Mauritania
currentLegislature 10th legislature
electoralSystem two-round system
elects its Bureau
its President
establishedInYear 1961
governedBy Constitution of Mauritania
hasCommitteeType special committees
standing committees
hasFunction budget approval
lawmaking
oversight of the executive branch
ratification of international treaties
hasNumberOfChambers 1
hasPower amendment of bills
approval of state budget
proposal of laws
hasTypeOfMembers deputies
jurisdiction national legislation of Mauritania
lastElectionDate 2023-05-13
2023-05-27
legislativeBranchOf government of Mauritania
surface form: "Government of Mauritania"
locatedIn Nouakchott
meetsFrequency ordinary sessions
meetsIn National Assembly building, Nouakchott
membersElectedBy universal suffrage
numberOfMembers 176
officialLanguage Arabic
officialWebsite http://www.assembleenationale.mr/
partOf Parliament of Mauritania
passes finance laws
ordinary laws
organic laws
precededBy National Constituent Assembly of Mauritania
presidingOfficerTitle President of the National Assembly
reestablishedInYear 1992
supervises government of Mauritania
surface form: "Government of Mauritania"
termLength 5 years
votingSystem two-round system

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Nouakchott hasLegislativeBody National Assembly of Mauritania

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