Parliament of Yemen
E461948
The Parliament of Yemen is the country's national legislature, comprising the elected House of Representatives and the appointed Shura Council, responsible for lawmaking and overseeing the executive branch.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Parliament of Yemen canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bicameral legislature
ⓘ
national legislature ⓘ |
| budgetaryPower | adopts state budget law ⓘ |
| canAmend | draft laws submitted by the government ⓘ |
| canPropose | legislation through its members ⓘ |
| constitutionalPower | participation in constitutional amendments ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Yemen ⓘ |
| electoralDistrictsForLowerHouse | single-member constituencies ⓘ |
| establishedAfter | unification of Yemen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCommitteeType |
ad hoc committees
ⓘ
permanent committees ⓘ |
| hasPart |
House of Representatives of Yemen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shura Council of Yemen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPower |
approval of development plans
ⓘ
discussion of general policy statements of the government ⓘ |
| hasRole |
approving the state budget
ⓘ
questioning government ministers ⓘ ratifying international treaties ⓘ withdrawing confidence from the government ⓘ |
| headOfStateInteraction | approves certain presidential decrees ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Republic of Yemen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Arabic ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Constitution of Yemen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeFunction |
lawmaking
ⓘ
oversight of the executive branch ⓘ |
| lowerHouse | House of Representatives of Yemen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meetsFrequency | regular annual sessions ⓘ |
| meetsIn | Sana'a NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meetsInBuilding | Parliament building in Sana'a ⓘ |
| monitors | implementation of laws by the executive ⓘ |
| numberOfMembersLowerHouse | 301 ⓘ |
| oversightMechanism |
parliamentary committees
ⓘ
parliamentary questioning ⓘ |
| politicalPartiesRepresented |
General People's Congress
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Islah Party NERFINISHED ⓘ Yemeni Socialist Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalSystemContext | semi-presidential republic ⓘ |
| region | Middle East ⓘ |
| replaced | legislatures of North Yemen and South Yemen ⓘ |
| selectionMethodLowerHouse | direct election ⓘ |
| selectionMethodUpperHouse | appointment ⓘ |
| sessionType |
extraordinary sessions
ⓘ
ordinary sessions ⓘ |
| supervises | Council of Ministers of Yemen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| termLengthLowerHouse | 6 years ⓘ |
| typeOfBody | representative body ⓘ |
| upperHouse | Shura Council of Yemen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| votingSystemLowerHouse | first-past-the-post voting ⓘ |
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