Seimas
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The Seimas is the unicameral national parliament of Lithuania, responsible for making laws, approving the government, and overseeing state affairs.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lithuanian government | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
national legislature
ⓘ
parliament of Lithuania ⓘ unicameral parliament ⓘ |
| buildingStyle | modernist architecture ⓘ |
| canBeDissolvedBy | President of Lithuania (under constitutional conditions) ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis | Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Lithuania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electoralThresholdCoalitions | 7% ⓘ |
| electoralThresholdPartyLists | 5% ⓘ |
| elects | President of the Seimas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employs | Members of the Seimas ⓘ |
| governs | Lithuanian state affairs ⓘ |
| hasChamber | unicameral ⓘ |
| hasCommittee |
Committee on Budget and Finance of the Seimas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the Seimas NERFINISHED ⓘ Committee on Legal Affairs of the Seimas NERFINISHED ⓘ Committee on National Security and Defence of the Seimas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction | territory of Lithuania ⓘ |
| hasPower |
adopting the state budget
ⓘ
amending the Constitution of Lithuania ⓘ approving the government ⓘ legislative power ⓘ oversight of state affairs ⓘ ratifying international treaties ⓘ |
| headOfGovernmentApproval | Prime Minister of Lithuania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| holdsRegularElections | every 4 years ⓘ |
| inception | 1922 ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Lithuanian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeBodyOf | Republic of Lithuania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Vilnius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Vilnius city municipality NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Lithuania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meetsIn | Seimas Palace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Baltic Assembly
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Inter-Parliamentary Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeName | Lietuvos Respublikos Seimas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfMembers | 141 ⓘ |
| oversees | Government of Lithuania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | political system of Lithuania ⓘ |
| passes | laws of Lithuania ⓘ |
| predecessor | Supreme Council of Lithuania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reestablished | 1990 ⓘ |
| sessionRoom | Plenary Chamber of the Seimas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortName | Seimas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| termLength | 4 years ⓘ |
| usesElectoralSystemForConstituencies | single-member constituencies ⓘ |
| usesElectoralSystemForParties | party lists ⓘ |
| votingSystem | mixed-member proportional representation ⓘ |
| website | https://www.lrs.lt ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lithuanian government