Back Συνέλευση της Ένωσης Greek Asamblea de la Unión (Birmania) Spanish قوه مقننه میانمار Persian Assemblée de l'Union French Majelis Persatuan ID Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Italian 連邦議会 (ミャンマー) Japanese សភានៃសហភាព Cambodian 미얀마 연방의회 Korean စၠတ်ထဝ် ကၟိန်ဍုင် MNW
Assembly of the Union ပြည်ထောင်စု လွှတ်တော် Pyidaungsu Hluttaw | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| Houses | Amyotha Hluttaw Pyithu Hluttaw |
| History | |
| Founded | 31 January 2011 |
| Preceded by | People's Assembly (1974–1988) |
| Leadership | |
T Khun Myat since 1 August 2018 | |
Vacant since 31 January 2021 | |
T Khun Myat since 22 March 2018 | |
| Seats | 664 224 Amyotha Hluttaw MPs 440 Pyithu Hluttaw MPs |
| Elections | |
Last Amyotha Hluttaw election | 8 November 2020 (annulled) |
Last Pyithu Hluttaw election | 8 November 2020 (annulled) |
| Meeting place | |
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| Pyidaungsu Hluttaw, Naypyidaw | |
| Website | |
| pyidaungsu | |
The Pyidaungsu Hluttaw (Burmese: ပြည်ထောင်စု လွှတ်တော် [pjìdàʊɰ̃zṵ l̥ʊʔtɔ̀] lit. Assembly of the Union) is the de jure national-level bicameral legislature of Myanmar established by the 2008 National Constitution. The Pyidaungsu Hluttaw is made up of two houses, the 224-seat Amyotha Hluttaw, or "House of Nationalities", and the 440-seat Pyithu Hluttaw, or House of People's Representatives. There is no mention in the 2008 Constitution of any ‘lower’ or ‘upper’ houses: both the Pyithu Hluttaw and the Amyotha Hluttaw enjoy equal power to initiate, review, amend, and pass legislation.[1]
Each of the fourteen major administrative regions and states has its own local Hluttaw: Region Hluttaw (Region Assembly) or State Hluttaw (State Assembly).
The Pyidaungsu Hluttaw is housed in a 31-building parliamentary complex.[2] It is believed to represent the 31 planes of existence in Buddhist cosmology, located in Zeya Theddhi Ward of Naypyidaw.[3]
Members of the second Pyidaungsu Hluttaw were elected in the 8 November 2015 general election. On 16 March 2012, parliamentarians made the decision for the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw to re-join the IPU.[4]
After the coup d'état on 1 February 2021, the Assembly was dissolved by Acting President Myint Swe, who declared a one-year state of emergency and transferred all legislative powers to Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Min Aung Hlaing.[5]
- ^ Egreteau, Renaud (2022). Crafting Parliament in Myanmar's Disciplined Democracy, 2011-2021). Oxford University Press. pp. 56. ISBN 9780192858740.
- ^ Egreteau, Renaud (17 October 2017). "Power, Cultural Nationalism, and Postcolonial Public Architecture: Building a Parliament House in Post-Independence Myanmar". Commonwealth and Comparative Politics. 55 (4): 531–550. doi:10.1080/14662043.2017.1323401. ISSN 1743-9094. S2CID 158971545.
- ^ Aung Zaw (February 2010). "No Escape from the 31 Planes of Existence". Retrieved 13 June 2020.
- ^ Soe Than Lynn (26 March 2012). "Pyidaungsu Hluttaw to join International Parliamentary Union". Myanmar Times. Archived from the original on 27 June 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
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