Legislature of the Marshall Islands

Legislature of the Marshall Islands

Nitijeļā
Type
Type
History
Founded1979[1]
Leadership
Speaker
Brenson Wase
since 3 January 2024
Vice Speaker
Issac Zacharias
since 3 January 2024
Structure
Seats33 members
Political groups
  Independent (33)
Length of term
4 years
Elections
Single and multi-seat constituencies
Last election
20 November 2023
Meeting place
Capitol Building, Majuro
Website
rmiparliament.org/cms/

The Legislature of the Marshall Islands (Marshallese: Nitijeļā [nʲidˠiːzʲɛlˠæ])[2] has 33 members, elected for a four-year term in nineteen single-seat and five multi-seat constituencies. The last election was November 20, 2023. Elections in the Marshall Islands are officially nonpartisan, but most members of the Nitijeļā are affiliated with one of the four active political parties in the Marshall Islands: Aelon Kein Ad (AKA), Kien Eo Am (KEA), United People's Party (UPP), and United Democratic Party (UDP).

  1. ^ "History of the Nitijela". rmiparliament.org.
  2. ^ "Marshallese-English Dictionary". www.trussel2.com.

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