Legislature of the Marshall Islands

Legislature of the Marshall Islands Nitijeļā
Type
Type	Unicameral
History
Founded	1979[1]
Leadership
Speaker	Brenson Wase since 3 January 2024
Vice Speaker	Issac Zacharias since 3 January 2024
Structure
Seats	33 members
Political groups	Independent (33)
Length of term	4 years
Elections
Voting system	single and multi-seat constituencies
Last election	20 November 2023
Meeting place
Capitol Building, Majuro
Website
rmiparliament.org/cms/

Politics of the Marshall Islands
Constitution Human rights LGBT rights
Executive President (list) Hilda Heine
Legislative Legislature Speaker: Brenson Wase Council of Iroij (consultative)
Judiciary Supreme Court Chief Justice: Daniel N. Cadra High Court Chief Justice: Carl Ingram
Elections Recent elections General: 2015 2019 2023 Constitutional convention: 2017 Political parties
Administrative divisions Inhabited municipalities
Foreign relations Ministry of Foreign Affairs Minister Diplomatic missions of / in the Marshall Islands Passport Visa requirements Visa policy Compact of Free Association
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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).