Fono a Faipule

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Fono a Faipule is the Samoan-language name for Samoa’s national legislative assembly, the country’s primary law‑making body.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Fono a Faipule canonical 2
Fale i Fono 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf national legislative assembly ⓘ
parliament ⓘ
unicameral legislature ⓘ
composition elected representatives ⓘ
constitutionalBasis Constitution of Samoa ⓘ
continent Oceania ⓘ
country Samoa ⓘ
countryFormerName Western Samoa ⓘ
linked to: Samoa
electoralBody voters of Samoan electoral constituencies ⓘ
elects Prime Minister of Samoa ⓘ
eligibilityRule most members must hold matai titles ⓘ
englishName Legislative Assembly of Samoa ⓘ
established 1962 ⓘ
function approves national budget ⓘ
enacts legislation ⓘ
represents constituencies of Samoa ⓘ
scrutinizes executive branch ⓘ
hasChamber Legislative Assembly of Samoa ⓘ
hasPower amend laws ⓘ
approve treaties ⓘ
hold votes of no confidence in government ⓘ
pass laws ⓘ
hasQuorumRequirement majority of members ⓘ
headOfGovernmentSelected Prime Minister of Samoa ⓘ
jurisdiction Independent State of Samoa ⓘ
linked to: Samoa
languageOfProceedings Samoan ⓘ
legalSystemContext Westminster‑style parliamentary system ⓘ
meetsFrequency in regular sessions and special sessions ⓘ
meetsIn Mulinuu, Apia ⓘ
meetsInBuilding Parliament House, Mulinuu ⓘ
nativeName Fono a Faipule ⓘ
nativeNameLanguage sm ⓘ
numberOfMembers 51 ⓘ
officialLanguage Samoan ⓘ
passes Acts of Parliament of Samoa ⓘ
predecessor Legislative Council of Western Samoa ⓘ
region Polynesia ⓘ
relatedInstitution Cabinet of Samoa ⓘ
Head of State of Samoa ⓘ
Judiciary of Samoa ⓘ
role primary law‑making body of Samoa ⓘ
secondaryLanguageOfProceedings English ⓘ
supervises Government of Samoa ⓘ
termLength 5 years ⓘ
typeOfBody representative democracy institution ⓘ
votingSystem first‑past‑the‑post ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Fale i Fono → hasLocalName → Fale i Fono ⓘ
linked to: Fono a Faipule
Fono a Faipule → nativeName → Fono a Faipule ⓘ