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.
Statements (47)
| 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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