Council of the Nation
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The Council of the Nation is the upper chamber of Algeria’s bicameral parliament, responsible for reviewing and approving legislation alongside the lower house.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Conseil de la Nation | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legislative body
ⓘ
upper house of parliament ⓘ |
| appointingAuthority | President of Algeria ⓘ |
| belongsToGovernmentBranch | legislative branch ⓘ |
| canInitiateLegislation | yes ⓘ |
| chamberType | upper chamber ⓘ |
| constitutionalStatus | constitutional institution of Algeria ⓘ |
| country | Algeria ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Constitution of Algeria ⓘ |
| fractionAppointed | one-third of members ⓘ |
| fractionElected | two-thirds of members ⓘ |
| function |
examining bills adopted by the lower house
ⓘ
participating in constitutional revision procedures ⓘ proposing amendments to legislation ⓘ representing territorial collectivities ⓘ |
| hasCommittee | standing committees ⓘ |
| hasLegislativePower | yes ⓘ |
| hasRegulations | internal rules of procedure ⓘ |
| hasRole |
approving legislation
ⓘ
reviewing legislation ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Algeria ⓘ |
| legislativeSystem | bicameral parliament ⓘ |
| location | Algiers ⓘ |
| lowerHouse | People's National Assembly ⓘ |
| meetsIn | Algiers ⓘ |
| meetsInBuildingType | parliament building ⓘ |
| memberSelectionMethod |
indirect election by local and regional assemblies
ⓘ
presidential appointment for one-third of seats ⓘ |
| nativeName |
Council of the Nation
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Conseil de la Nation
Shura Council ⓘ
surface form:
Majlis al-Umma
|
| numberOfMembers | 144 ⓘ |
| officialLanguageUsed |
Arabic
ⓘ
Tamazight ⓘ |
| oversightFunction |
creating commissions of inquiry
ⓘ
questioning the government ⓘ |
| partOf | Parliament of Algeria ⓘ |
| presidingOfficerTitle | President of the Council of the Nation ⓘ |
| renewalPattern | half of the members renewed every 3 years ⓘ |
| represents | wilayas of Algeria ⓘ |
| requiresForAdoption | absolute or qualified majorities depending on the text ⓘ |
| sessionType |
extraordinary sessions
ⓘ
ordinary sessions ⓘ |
| termLength | 6 years ⓘ |
| typeOfLegislationReviewed |
finance laws
ⓘ
ordinary laws ⓘ organic laws ⓘ |
| votingSystem | indirect election and presidential appointment ⓘ |
| worksAlongside | People's National Assembly ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Conseil de la Nation