Milli Məclis

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Milli Məclis is the unicameral national legislature of the Republic of Azerbaijan, responsible for making laws and overseeing the government.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf parliament
unicameral legislature
abbreviation Milli Məclis
branchOfGovernment legislative branch
canDissolve no, cannot dissolve itself under normal circumstances
constitutionallyDefinedBy Constitution of Azerbaijan
continent Asia
country Azerbaijan
electoralDistrictType single-mandate constituencies
elects its Speaker
establishedIn 1995
governmentTypeContext presidential republic
hasCommittee standing committees
hasPower to adopt codes and statutes
to declare amnesties
to establish state taxes and duties
houseType unicameral
jurisdiction Azerbaijan
legalSystemContext civil law system
legislativeBodyOf Republic of Azerbaijan
linked to: Azerbaijan
locatedIn Azerbaijan
Baku
meetsIn Parliament building in Baku
membership elected representatives of Azerbaijani citizens
nativeName Milli Məclis
numberOfMembers 125
officialLanguage Azerbaijani
officialName Milli Məclis of the Republic of Azerbaijan
linked to: Milli Məclis
oversees implementation of laws by the executive
passes laws
state budget
precededBy Supreme Soviet of Azerbaijan
region South Caucasus
role approval of prime minister
budget approval
constitutional amendments initiation
government oversight
lawmaking
ratification of international treaties
sessionType plenary sessions
supervises Government of Azerbaijan
termLength 5 years
typeOfParliament national parliament
votingSystem first-past-the-post
single-member constituencies

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Constitution of Azerbaijan establishes unicameral legislature Milli Majlis
linked to: Milli Məclis
Emblem of Azerbaijan adoptedBy Milli Majlis of Azerbaijan
linked to: Milli Məclis
Milli Məclis officialName Milli Məclis of the Republic of Azerbaijan
linked to: Milli Məclis
Milli Məclis abbreviation Milli Məclis
Milli Məclis nativeName Milli Məclis