Seimas (Parliament of Lithuania)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Seimas_(Parliament_of_Lithuania)
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:legislative_body
gptkb:unicameral_legislature
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:LR_Seimas
gptkbp:authority gptkb:Lithuania
gptkb:Constitution_of_Lithuania
gptkbp:broadcasts gptkb:Seimas_TV
gptkbp:budget_approval annual
gptkbp:buildingType gptkb:Seimas_Palace
gptkbp:can_dissolve_itself yes, under certain conditions
gptkbp:chamber unicameral
gptkbp:constitution gptkb:Constitution_of_Lithuania
gptkbp:country gptkb:Lithuania
gptkbp:current_Speaker_since 2020
gptkbp:currentSpeaker gptkb:Viktorija_Čmilytė-Nielsen
gptkbp:dissolved 1940
gptkbp:electionCycle every 4 years
gptkbp:emblem gptkb:Coat_of_arms_of_Lithuania
gptkbp:established 1922
gptkbp:first_Speaker gptkb:Aleksandras_Stulginskis
gptkbp:firstSession 1922
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Seimas (Parliament of Lithuania)
gptkbp:impeachment_power yes
gptkbp:lastElection 2020
gptkbp:location gptkb:Vilnius
gptkbp:mainFunction approving the budget
lawmaking
appointing the Prime Minister
ratifying international treaties
overseeing the government
amending the constitution
gptkbp:nextEdition 2024
gptkbp:numberOfMembers 141
gptkbp:officialLanguage Lithuanian
gptkbp:parliamentary_groups multiple political parties
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:People's_Seimas
gptkbp:presidingOfficerTitle gptkb:Speaker_of_the_Seimas
gptkbp:public_sessions yes
gptkbp:relatedOrganization gptkb:Government_of_India
gptkb:President_of_Lithuania
gptkb:Constitutional_Court_of_Lithuania
gptkbp:restored 1990
gptkbp:session_period autumn and spring sessions
gptkbp:termLength 4 years
gptkbp:threshold 5% for parties, 7% for coalitions
gptkbp:title Seimo narys (Member of the Seimas)
gptkbp:votingSystem mixed-member proportional representation
gptkbp:website https://www.lrs.lt/
gptkbp:youth_parliament gptkb:Lithuanian_Youth_Parliament
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lithuanian_coat_of_arms
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6