Article 67 of the Constitution of Japan

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constitutional provision

Article 67 of the Constitution of Japan is the provision that governs the election and appointment of the Prime Minister by the National Diet and the Cabinet’s relationship to that choice.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	constitutional provision ⓘ
appliesTo	selection of the Prime Minister after a general election ⓘ selection of the Prime Minister when the Diet is convened in special session ⓘ selection of the Prime Minister when the office becomes vacant ⓘ
appointmentFormality	attested by the Emperor ⓘ
bindingOn	Cabinet of Japan ⓘ National Diet ⓘ Prime Minister of Japan ⓘ
constitutionalPrinciple	parliamentary cabinet system ⓘ responsibility of the Cabinet to the Diet ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ
dateOfEffect	1947-05-03 ⓘ
dateOfEnactment	1946-11-03 ⓘ
definesRelationshipBetween	Cabinet of Japan ⓘ National Diet ⓘ
designatesElectingBody	House of Councillors ⓘ surface form: House of Councillors of Japan House of Representatives of Japan ⓘ National Diet ⓘ
ensures	Cabinet’s basis in confidence of the National Diet ⓘ democratic legitimacy of the Prime Minister ⓘ
establishesPrinciple	parliamentary selection of the Prime Minister ⓘ supremacy of the National Diet in choosing the Prime Minister ⓘ
governsOffice	Prime Minister of Japan ⓘ
hasLegalStatus	supreme law provision ⓘ
inForce	true ⓘ
language	Japanese ⓘ
legalSystem	Japanese constitutional law ⓘ
locatedInDocument	Chapter V: The Cabinet ⓘ
partOf	Constitution of Japan ⓘ
prohibits	Emperor’s discretion in choosing the Prime Minister ⓘ
requiresAppointmentBy	Emperor of Japan ⓘ
requiresElectionBy	Diet resolution ⓘ National Diet ⓘ
requiresPrimeMinisterToBe	civilian ⓘ member of the National Diet ⓘ
requiresProcedure	Emperor appoints the Prime Minister as designated by the Diet ⓘ Prime Minister of Japan ⓘ surface form: Prime Minister is designated by resolution of the Diet election of the Prime Minister by the Diet before any other business ⓘ
subjectMatter	appointment of the Prime Minister ⓘ election of the Prime Minister ⓘ relationship between the Cabinet and the National Diet ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Cabinet → constitutionalArticle → Article 67 of the Constitution of Japan ⓘ

House of Representatives of Japan → hasConstitutionalArticle → Article 67 of the Constitution of Japan ⓘ

Article 66 of the Constitution of Japan → relatedTo → Article 67 of the Constitution of Japan ⓘ

Article 69 of the Constitution of Japan → relatedTo → Article 67 of the Constitution of Japan ⓘ

House of Representatives has priority in designating the Prime Minister → statedIn → Article 67 of the Constitution of Japan ⓘ