National Assembly of Burundi
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The National Assembly of Burundi is the lower house of the country’s bicameral legislature, composed of elected representatives responsible for lawmaking and overseeing the executive branch.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | lower house of parliament ⓘ |
| can |
approve the state budget
ⓘ
establish parliamentary commissions of inquiry ⓘ pass ordinary laws ⓘ question government ministers ⓘ |
| chamberType | popularly elected chamber ⓘ |
| constitutionalStatus | established by the Constitution of Burundi ⓘ |
| country | Burundi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryCapitalAtTimeOfMeeting | Gitega NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electoralDistrictType | multi-member constituencies ⓘ |
| electorate | citizens of Burundi ⓘ |
| governmentBranch | legislative branch ⓘ |
| hasCommitteeSystem | yes ⓘ |
| hasHouseType | lower house ⓘ |
| hasPower |
to amend legislation
ⓘ
to initiate legislation ⓘ to ratify international agreements ⓘ |
| hasReservedSeatsFor |
Twa minority
ⓘ
ethnic minorities ⓘ women ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | national ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings |
French
ⓘ
Kirundi ⓘ |
| legalSystemContext | civil law system of Burundi ⓘ |
| legislativeBranchOf | Parliament of Burundi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeFunction |
lawmaking
ⓘ
oversight of the executive branch ⓘ |
| meetsIn | Gitega NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meetsInBuildingType | parliament building ⓘ |
| nativeName |
Assemblée nationale du Burundi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Inama Nshingamateka y’u Burundi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeNameLanguage |
French
ⓘ
Kirundi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfChambersInParliament | 2 ⓘ |
| oversees | Government of Burundi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | bicameral legislature of Burundi ⓘ |
| previousSeat | Bujumbura NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRole | representation of the population in the legislative process ⓘ |
| roleInBudgetProcess | examines and adopts the state budget ⓘ |
| roleInExecutiveAccountability | can hold votes of confidence or censure ⓘ |
| sharesLegislativePowerWith | Senate of Burundi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectTo | Constitution of Burundi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supervises | implementation of laws by the executive ⓘ |
| typeOfMembers | elected representatives ⓘ |
| votingSystem |
closed list
ⓘ
party-list proportional representation ⓘ |
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