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Conselh Generau D'Aran
The General Council of Aran (in Aranese ''Conselh Generau d'Aran'') is the autonomous governing body of the region (unofficially considered a ''comarca'') of Val d'Aran in Catalonia Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a '' nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy. Most of the territory (except the Val d'Aran) lies on the nort .... The chamber is headed by the Síndic d'Aran. Composition The General Council of Aran is composed by 13 members elected every four years. Aran is divided into six electoral districts (terçons): * Arties e Garòs: 2 members * Castierò: 4 members * Irissa: 1 member * Marcatosa: 1 member * Pujolò: 2 members * Quatre Lòcs: 3 members Síndic d'Aran The Síndic d'Aran ( en, Syndic of Aran) is the head of the autonomous governing body and leads the General Council. He or she is also the ex officio chairman of all the under the authority of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unicameral
Unicameralism (from ''uni''- "one" + Latin ''camera'' "chamber") is a type of legislature, which consists of one house or assembly, that legislates and votes as one. Unicameral legislatures exist when there is no widely perceived need for multicameralism ( two or more chambers). Many multicameral legislatures were created to give separate voices to different sectors of society. Multiple houses allowed, for example, for a guaranteed representation of different social classes (as in the Parliament of the United Kingdom or the French States-General). Sometimes, as in New Zealand and Denmark, unicameralism comes about through the abolition of one of two bicameral chambers, or, as in Sweden, through the merger of the two chambers into a single one, while in others a second chamber has never existed from the beginning. Rationale for unicameralism and criticism The principal advantage of a unicameral system is more efficient lawmaking, as the legislative process is simpler and there ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
