National Assembly of Ecuador

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The National Assembly of Ecuador is the country’s unicameral legislative body responsible for making and reforming national laws and overseeing the executive branch.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative body
parliament
unicameral legislature
buildingName Palacio Legislativo
capitalOfJurisdiction Quito
composition members elected by national lists
members elected by overseas constituencies
members elected by provincial constituencies
constitutionalBasis Constitution of Ecuador
country Ecuador
currentMeetingPlace Legislative Palace, Quito
electoralCycle held concurrently with presidential elections
foundationDate 31 July 2009
governingDocument Organic Law of the Legislative Function
hasCommittee Legislative Administration Council
Permanent Specialized Commissions
hasLegislativePeriodName Legislative period of the National Assembly of Ecuador
hasPosition First Vice President of the National Assembly
President of the National Assembly
Second Vice President of the National Assembly
headOfGovernmentOversight President of Ecuador
headquartersLocation Quito
houseType unicameral
inception 2009
jurisdiction Ecuador
languageOfWork Spanish
legislativeBranchOf Government of Ecuador
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Pichincha Province
mainFunction lawmaking
oversight of the executive branch
reforming national laws
meetsIn Quito
nativeLabel Asamblea Nacional del Ecuador
numberOfHouses 1
numberOfMembers 137
officialLanguage Spanish
partOf State of Ecuador
linked to: Ecuador
power approve national budget
impeach public officials
initiate constitutional amendments
ratify international treaties
precededBy National Congress of Ecuador
replaced National Congress of Ecuador
sealUsed Coat of arms of Ecuador
shortName Asamblea Nacional
supervises executive branch of Ecuador
termLength 4 years
typeOfRepresentation proportional representation
votingSystem party-list proportional representation
website https://www.asambleanacional.gob.ec

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Ecuador legislature National Assembly of Ecuador
Quito hasLegislature National Assembly of Ecuador
National Assembly of Ecuador replaced National Congress of Ecuador
linked to: National Assembly of Ecuador
National Assembly of Ecuador nativeLabel Asamblea Nacional del Ecuador
linked to: National Assembly of Ecuador
Government of Ecuador legislativeBody National Assembly of Ecuador
Government of Ecuador legislature National Assembly of Ecuador
Legislative Palace, Quito houses National Assembly of Ecuador
Legislative Palace, Quito operator National Assembly of Ecuador
Legislative Administration Council partOf National Assembly of Ecuador
Legislative Administration Council jurisdiction National Assembly of Ecuador
Legislative Administration Council legislativeBody National Assembly of Ecuador
Permanent Specialized Commissions partOf National Assembly of Ecuador
Permanent Specialized Commissions legislativeBody National Assembly of Ecuador
Permanent Specialized Commissions reportsTo plenary of the National Assembly of Ecuador
linked to: National Assembly of Ecuador
Organic Law of the Legislative Function regulates National Assembly of Ecuador
Asamblea Nacional nativeName Asamblea Nacional del Ecuador
linked to: National Assembly of Ecuador
Palacio Legislativo occupant National Assembly of Ecuador
Palacio Legislativo governingBody National Assembly of Ecuador
Palacio Legislativo legislatureName Asamblea Nacional del Ecuador
linked to: National Assembly of Ecuador
National Congress of Ecuador replacedBy National Assembly of Ecuador
National Congress of Ecuador successor National Assembly of Ecuador
Transparency and Social Control Branch of Ecuador coordinatesWith Legislative Branch of Ecuador
linked to: National Assembly of Ecuador
Ombudsman of Ecuador reportsTo National Assembly of Ecuador
Ombudsman of Ecuador appointmentBy National Assembly of Ecuador
Office of the President of Ecuador associatedWith National Assembly of Ecuador
plenary chamber of the National Assembly usedBy National Assembly of Ecuador
plenary chamber of the National Assembly partOf National Assembly of Ecuador
plenary chamber of the National Assembly governingBody National Assembly of Ecuador
plenary chamber of the National Assembly hasOfficialNameInEnglish Plenary Chamber of the National Assembly of Ecuador
linked to: National Assembly of Ecuador