Pyidaungsu Hluttaw

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Pyidaungsu Hluttaw is the national-level bicameral legislature of Myanmar, comprising both houses of its parliament.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Pyidaungsu Hluttaw canonical 8
Amyotha Hluttaw 1
Parliament of Burma 1

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Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bicameral legislature
national legislature
parliament
buildingLocation Zabuthiri Township
canForm parliamentary committees
canInitiate bills
comprises House of Nationalities
House of Representatives
constitutionalBasis Chapter IV of the 2008 Constitution of Myanmar
constitutionalStatus supreme legislative body of Myanmar
country Myanmar
countryFormerName Myanmar
surface form: Burma
establishedBy 2008 Constitution of Myanmar
function amends Constitution of Myanmar
approves national budget
elects President of Myanmar
enacts national legislation
governs Union-level legislation
hasChamber Amyotha Hluttaw
Pyithu Hluttaw
hasMemberType elected members
military-appointed members
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.pyidaungsu.hluttaw.mm/
hasRoleIn selection of Vice Presidents of Myanmar
houseType bicameral
inception 2011
jurisdiction Myanmar
surface form: Republic of the Union of Myanmar
languageUsed Burmese
legislativeBranchOf Government of Myanmar
locatedIn Naypyidaw
lowerHouse House of Representatives
meetsIn Pyidaungsu Hluttaw complex
surface form: Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Complex
militaryRepresentationQuota 25 percent of seats in each house (under 2008 Constitution)
nameMeaning Assembly of the Union
nativeNameLanguage my
precededBy People's Assembly
replaced People's Assembly of the Socialist Republic of the Union of Burma
surface form: People's Assembly of the Union of Burma
sessionType unicameral joint session of both houses
supervises Union government through parliamentary oversight
typeOfBody representative democracy institution
upperHouse House of Nationalities
votingSystem first-past-the-post

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Referenced by (12)

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

Assembly of the Union nativeName Pyidaungsu Hluttaw
Assembly of the Union hasUpperHouse Pyidaungsu Hluttaw
this entity surface form: Amyotha Hluttaw
Assembly of the Union abbreviation Pyidaungsu Hluttaw
State Administration Council suspended Pyidaungsu Hluttaw
this entity surface form: parliament of Myanmar
Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw legislatureClaimed Pyidaungsu Hluttaw
this entity surface form: Union Parliament of Myanmar
Prime Minister of Burma confersWith Pyidaungsu Hluttaw
this entity surface form: Parliament of Burma
Pyidaungsu Hluttaw complex occupant Pyidaungsu Hluttaw
Pyidaungsu Hluttaw complex legislatureServed Pyidaungsu Hluttaw
2008 Constitution of Myanmar establishesBody Pyidaungsu Hluttaw