Assembly of the Union of Myanmar

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The Assembly of the Union of Myanmar is the country’s national bicameral legislature, responsible for making laws and overseeing the executive branch.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bicameral legislature ⓘ
national legislature ⓘ
abbreviation Pyidaungsu Hluttaw ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Union Parliament of Myanmar ⓘ
linked to: Pyidaungsu Hluttaw
compositionFeature includes military-appointed seats ⓘ
constitutionalBasis 2008 Constitution of Myanmar ⓘ
country Myanmar ⓘ
countryCapitalLocation Naypyidaw ⓘ
governmentBranch legislative branch of Myanmar ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver Union-level legislation ⓘ
hasMembers elected representatives ⓘ
military-appointed representatives ⓘ
houseNameLower Pyithu Hluttaw ⓘ
houseNameUpper Amyotha Hluttaw ⓘ
jurisdiction Union of Myanmar ⓘ
linked to: Myanmar
language Burmese ⓘ
legislativeChamber House of Nationalities ⓘ
House of Representatives ⓘ
legislatureType bicameral ⓘ
levelOfGovernment national ⓘ
lowerHouse House of Representatives ⓘ
meetsIn Naypyidaw ⓘ
nativeName Pyidaungsu Hluttaw ⓘ
power amending the constitution under specified procedures ⓘ
passing bills into law ⓘ
questioning government ministers ⓘ
regionServed entire territory of Myanmar ⓘ
responsibility lawmaking ⓘ
oversight of the executive branch ⓘ
role approving the national budget ⓘ
enacting national legislation ⓘ
representing the people of Myanmar ⓘ
scrutinizing government policies ⓘ
shortName Pyidaungsu Hluttaw ⓘ
structure two houses ⓘ
supervises executive branch of Myanmar ⓘ
system parliamentary elements within a hybrid political system ⓘ
typeOfBody parliament ⓘ
upperHouse House of Nationalities ⓘ
votingSystem first-past-the-post for elected seats ⓘ

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

State Counsellor of Myanmar → confirmedBy → Assembly of the Union of Myanmar ⓘ
State Counsellor of Myanmar → reportsTo → Assembly of the Union of Myanmar ⓘ
Bama → postcolonialState → Union of Burma ⓘ
linked to: Assembly of the Union of Myanmar
Pyidaungsu Hluttaw complex → legislatureServed → Assembly of the Union of Myanmar ⓘ
President of Myanmar → appointer → Assembly of the Union of Myanmar ⓘ
President of Myanmar → subordinateTo → Assembly of the Union of Myanmar ⓘ
Amyotha Hluttaw → legislatureName → Assembly of the Union of Myanmar ⓘ
House of Representatives (Myanmar) → partOf → Assembly of the Union (Myanmar) ⓘ
subject linked to: House of Representatives
linked to: Assembly of the Union of Myanmar
House of Representatives (Myanmar) → parentLegislature → Assembly of the Union (Myanmar) ⓘ
subject linked to: House of Representatives
linked to: Assembly of the Union of Myanmar
Ayeyarwady Region Hluttaw → higherLevelLegislature → Assembly of the Union of Myanmar ⓘ