Parliament of Gabon
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The Parliament of Gabon is the country’s bicameral national legislature, responsible for making laws and overseeing the government.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Parliament of Gabon canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bicameral legislature
ⓘ
national legislature ⓘ |
| approves | state budget of Gabon ⓘ |
| branchOfGovernment | legislative branch of Gabon ⓘ |
| budgetaryPower | votes on finance laws ⓘ |
| canAmend | government bills ⓘ |
| canCensure | Government of Gabon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canDelegate | certain legislative powers to the executive under conditions set by the constitution ⓘ |
| canInitiate | legislation ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis | Constitution of Gabon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Gabon ⓘ |
| electoralSystemLowerHouse | multi-member constituencies ⓘ |
| electoralSystemUpperHouse | indirect election ⓘ |
| hasChamberName |
Assemblée nationale (National Assembly)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sénat (Senate) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
National Assembly of Gabon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Senate of Gabon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPower |
parliamentary inquiries
ⓘ
questioning of government ministers ⓘ |
| houseType |
lower house: National Assembly of Gabon
ⓘ
upper house: Senate of Gabon ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | national legislation of Gabon ⓘ |
| languageUsed | French ⓘ |
| legislativeFunction |
budget approval
ⓘ
constitutional amendment participation ⓘ government oversight ⓘ lawmaking ⓘ treaty ratification ⓘ |
| meetsIn | Libreville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meetsInBuilding |
Palais Léon Mba (National Assembly building)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Senate building in Libreville ⓘ |
| oversees | Government of Gabon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oversightTool |
commissions of inquiry
ⓘ
oral questions ⓘ written questions ⓘ |
| participatesIn | appointment processes defined by the Constitution of Gabon ⓘ |
| passes | laws of Gabon ⓘ |
| politicalSystemContext | multi-party system in Gabon ⓘ |
| represents |
people of Gabon
ⓘ
territorial collectivities of Gabon ⓘ |
| roleInGovernmentSystem | checks and balances on executive power in Gabon ⓘ |
| supervises | implementation of laws ⓘ |
| termLengthLowerHouse | 5 years ⓘ |
| termLengthUpperHouse | 6 years ⓘ |
| typeOfSystem | semi-presidential system context ⓘ |
| votingSystemLowerHouse | two-round system ⓘ |
| votingSystemUpperHouse | indirect vote by local and regional councillors ⓘ |
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