Unitary parliamentary republic
unitary state with a parliamentary and republican form of government
A unitary parliamentary republic is a type of unitary state and a parliamentary republic. They are governed as a single entity in which the central government is the supreme authority with a republican form of government in which political authority is entrusted to the parliament by multiple electoral districts throughout a country. In this system, voters elect members of parliament, who then make legislative decisions on behalf of their constituents.
The legislature in a parliamentary republic may consist of one or more separate assemblies, houses, or chambers. This distinction is called a cameral structure and according to it, a republic may be unicameral (just a single assembly), bicameral (two assemblies), or tricameral (three assemblies).
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