Parliament of Yemen

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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.

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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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House of Representatives of Yemen partOf Parliament of Yemen