Maneaba ni Maungatabu
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Maneaba ni Maungatabu is the unicameral national parliament of Kiribati, responsible for making laws and overseeing the government of the island nation.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legislature
ⓘ
parliament ⓘ unicameral national parliament ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | House of Assembly of Kiribati ⓘ |
| canBeDissolvedBy | President of Kiribati ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis | Constitution of Kiribati ⓘ |
| country | Kiribati NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electoralBody | citizens of Kiribati ⓘ |
| electoralSystem |
multi-member constituencies
ⓘ
single-member constituencies ⓘ |
| elects | President of Kiribati ⓘ |
| establishedIn | 1979 ⓘ |
| establishedOnEvent | independence of Kiribati ⓘ |
| governmentBranch | legislative branch ⓘ |
| hasCommittee | standing committees ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
forum for national debate
ⓘ
representation of outer islands ⓘ |
| hasMembers |
elected members
ⓘ
ex officio members ⓘ |
| hasPower |
to amend laws
ⓘ
to approve international treaties ⓘ |
| hasQuorumRequirement | majority of members ⓘ |
| headOfParliamentTitle | Speaker of the Maneaba ni Maungatabu ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Kiribati NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
English
ⓘ
Gilbertese ⓘ |
| legislativeBodyOf | Kiribati NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | South Tarawa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationCountry | Kiribati NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meetsFrequency | in regular sessions ⓘ |
| meetsIn | parliament building in South Tarawa ⓘ |
| meetsOnIsland | Tarawa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeNameLanguage | Gilbertese ⓘ |
| numberOfChambers | 1 ⓘ |
| oversees |
Kiribati government
ⓘ
surface form:
Government of Kiribati
|
| passesActsCalled | Acts of the Maneaba ni Maungatabu ⓘ |
| predecessor |
House of Assembly of Kiribati
ⓘ
surface form:
House of Assembly of the Gilbert Islands
|
| region | Pacific Islands ⓘ |
| responsibility |
approving the national budget
ⓘ
passing legislation ⓘ representing the people of Kiribati ⓘ scrutinizing the executive ⓘ |
| role |
makes laws
ⓘ
oversees the government ⓘ |
| structure | unicameral ⓘ |
| termLengthOfMembers | 4 years ⓘ |
| typeOfParliament | Westminster-style parliament ⓘ |
| votingSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.