Federal Parliament

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The Federal Parliament is the bicameral national legislature of Nepal, responsible for making federal laws and overseeing the government.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bicameral legislature
national legislature
budgetaryPower to approve the annual federal budget
constitutionalArticle Constitution of Nepal 2015
surface form: Part 8 of the Constitution of Nepal 2015
constitutionalStatus supreme federal legislative body of Nepal
country Nepal
establishedBy Constitution of Nepal 2015
governmentTypeContext federal parliamentary republic
hasComponent House of Representatives of Nepal
National Assembly of Nepal
hasPower to approve a vote of confidence
to impeach certain constitutional office holders
to pass a vote of no confidence
to pass federal laws
to question the Council of Ministers
inception 2018
jurisdiction Government of Nepal
surface form: federal government of Nepal
languageUsed Nepali
legislatureOf Nepal
surface form: Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
locatedIn Bagmati Province
Kathmandu
Nepal
lowerHouse House of Representatives of Nepal
mainFunction amendment of the Constitution of Nepal
approval of the federal budget
lawmaking at the federal level
oversight of the Government of Nepal
ratification of international treaties
meetsIn Federal Parliament Building, New Baneshwor
meetsInCity Kathmandu
nativeName संघीय संसद
numberOfHouses 2
officialName Federal Parliament of Nepal
oversightTarget Government of Nepal
presidingOfficerLowerHouseTitle Speaker of the House of Representatives
presidingOfficerUpperHouseTitle Chairperson of the National Assembly
replaced Legislature Parliament of Nepal
sessionType regular sessions
special sessions
termLengthLowerHouse 5 years
termLengthUpperHouse 6 years
upperHouse National Assembly of Nepal
votingSystemLowerHouse first-past-the-post
proportional representation
votingSystemUpperHouse indirect election
presidential nomination
websiteType official parliamentary website

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Federal Parliament of Nepal abbreviation Federal Parliament