Malawi Parliament

GPTKB entity

Properties (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf legislation
gptkbp:amends requires two-thirds majority
gptkbp:budget Yes
gptkbp:civicEngagement encouraged in governance.
gptkbp:clinicalTrials Yes
gptkbp:committee Yes
oversee specific areas
gptkbp:country gptkb:Malawi
gptkbp:currentStatus gptkb:Catherine_Gotani_Hara
gptkbp:electionYear held every five years
gptkbp:enactedBy Yes
gptkbp:firstClaim 1964
gptkbp:hasAuthorityOver ensured through questioning
gptkbp:historicalSignificance post-colonial governance
gptkbp:history gptkb:Parliament_House
gptkbp:house gptkb:National_Assembly
Senate
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Malawi Parliament
gptkbp:internationalRelations influenced_by_Parliament
gptkbp:legislation Yes
protected by law
held in the capital
involves both houses
last held in 2019
opened by the President
gptkbp:location gptkb:Lilongwe
gptkbp:mediaCoverage available for sessions
gptkbp:nextStation scheduled for 2024
gptkbp:notableEvent passed regularly
gptkbp:numberOfMembers 193
gptkbp:officialLanguage English
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Democratic_Progressive_Party
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Malawi_Congress_Party
promoted
multiple parties allowed
gptkbp:president Yes
conducted_by_the_National_Assembly
gptkbp:primaryFunction legislation
gptkbp:provides executive branch
gptkbp:publicAccess Yes
allowed
conducted by committees
gptkbp:security in place for sessions
gptkbp:session approximately 12 months
gptkbp:team increased in recent years
gptkbp:visibility improving
gptkbp:voterTurnout first-past-the-post
secret ballot
gptkbp:youth_development encouraged