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.

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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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Parliament of Burundi hasComponent National Assembly of Burundi
Parliament of Burundi legislativeChamber National Assembly of Burundi
Parliament of Burundi hasLowerHouse National Assembly of Burundi
Senate of Burundi cooperatesWith National Assembly of Burundi
Government of Burundi lowerHouse National Assembly of Burundi