Parliament of Norway

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The Parliament of Norway is the country’s supreme legislative body, responsible for making national laws, overseeing the government, and appointing the committee that awards the Nobel Peace Prize.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf national parliament
public authority
unicameral legislature
appoints Norwegian Nobel Committee
architecturalStyleOfBuilding Neo-Romanesque
awards Nobel Peace Prize
surface form: Nobel Peace Prize (indirectly through the Norwegian Nobel Committee)
bicameralToUnicameralReformDate 2009
branchOf legislative branch of Norway
buildingAddress Karl Johans gate, Oslo
buildingInaugurationDate 1866
capital Oslo
constitutionalStatus supreme legislature of Norway
country Norway
createdBy Constitution of Norway
electionInterval every 4 years
foundationDate 1814
function amends the Constitution of Norway
approves the national budget
can pass a vote of no confidence in the government
elects members of the Nobel Committee
enacts national legislation
oversees the government
ratifies international treaties
scrutinizes public administration
hasAuthorityOver Government of Norway
headOfGovernmentOversight Prime Minister of Norway
headquartersLocation Oslo
jurisdiction Norway
languageOfProceedings Bokmål
surface form: Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian language
surface form: Norwegian Nynorsk
lastElectionDate 2021-09-13
legislativeBodyOf Norway
surface form: Kingdom of Norway
locatedInTimeZone Central European Time
meetingPlace Storting building
nativeLabel Parliament of Norway self-linksurface differs
surface form: Stortinget
nativeLanguage Norwegian
nextElectionDue 2025
numberOfMembers 169
officialName Parliament of Norway self-linksurface differs
surface form: Stortinget
presidingOfficerTitle President of the Storting
previousChamber Lagting
Odelsting
previousStructure bicameral legislature
roleInNobelPrize appoints the committee that awards the Nobel Peace Prize
seats 169
shortName Parliament of Norway self-linksurface differs
surface form: Storting
termLength 4 years
votingSystem open list
party-list proportional representation
website https://www.stortinget.no

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President of the Storting isPresidingOfficerOf Parliament of Norway
President of the Storting isHighestRankingOfficialOf Parliament of Norway
this entity surface form: Storting
President of the Storting represents Parliament of Norway
this entity surface form: Storting
President of the Storting represents Parliament of Norway
President of the Storting officeCreatedFor Parliament of Norway
this entity surface form: Storting
President of the Storting officeCreatedFor Parliament of Norway
Richard With memberOf Parliament of Norway
Troms constituency electsTo Parliament of Norway
this entity surface form: Storting
Troms constituency electsTo Parliament of Norway
Troms constituency electsMembersToBody Parliament of Norway
this entity surface form: Storting