page_title: Politics of Solomon Islands
section_title: Legislative branch
hierarchical_section_title: Politics of Solomon Islands / Legislative branch
caption_attribution_description: English: The House of Parliament of Solomon Islands in Honiara, Guadalcanal. Tiếng Việt: Toà nhà Nghị viện
context_page_description: Politics of Solomon Islands takes place within the framework of a parliamentary representative democratic, constitutional monarchy. Solomon Islands is an independent Commonwealth realm, where executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and a multi-party parliament.
  The head of state, the King or Queen of Solomon Islands, is represented by the Governor-General. The head of government is the Prime Minister.
  Constitutional safeguards include freedom of speech, press, worship, movement, and association. The Judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature.
context_section_description: The National Parliament has 50 members, elected for a four-year term in single-seat constituencies. Solomon Islands have a multi-party system, with numerous parties in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone. Political parties must work with each other to form coalition governments.
  Parliament may be dissolved by a majority vote of its members before the completion of its term. Parliamentary representation is based on single-member constituencies. Suffrage is universal for citizens over age 18.
caption: Parliament house in Honiara.
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