Editing Politics of Macau (section)

==Legislative branch==
The legislative organ of the territory is the [[Assembleia Legislativa de Macau|Legislative Assembly]], a 33-member body comprising fourteen directly elected members, twelve indirectly elected members representing [[Functional constituency (Macau)|functional constituencies]] and seven members appointed by the chief executive. The Legislative Assembly is responsible for general lawmaking, including taxation, the passing of the budget and socioeconomic legislation. Terms are for four years, with annual sessions running from 15 October to 16 August. There are several standing committees in the assembly that perform the following functions: examination and issuance of reports and statements on projects and proposals of law, on resolutions and deliberations, and on proposals of alteration presented to the Legislative Assembly; examination of petitions submitted to the Legislative Assembly; voting on issues as approved in general by the Legislative Assembly General Meeting; and answering questions raised by the president or the General Meeting.

The last election was held in 2017 and the current Legislative Assembly is chaired by its president, businessman [[Ho Iat Seng]] (賀一誠), who is assisted by the vice president, [[Chui Sai Cheong]] (崔世昌), the elder brother of Chief Executive [[Fernando Chui|Fernando Chui Sai On]].