Puntland House of Representatives

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The Puntland House of Representatives is the unicameral legislative body of the autonomous Puntland State in northeastern Somalia, responsible for making regional laws and overseeing the executive.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative body
regional parliament
unicameral legislature
appliesToJurisdiction Puntland State of Somalia NERFINISHED
compositionMethod members selected through clan-based power-sharing formula
country Puntland State of Somalia NERFINISHED
Somalia NERFINISHED
follows Provisional Constitution of Puntland NERFINISHED
foundedBy Founders of the Puntland State of Somalia
governsBy internal rules of procedure
hasAuthorityTo amend the Puntland regional constitution
approve appointments to key regional offices in Puntland
pass regional legislation consistent with the Federal Constitution of Somalia
hasHouseType unicameral
hasJurisdiction internal affairs of Puntland
regional education and social services in Puntland
regional natural resources management in Puntland
regional security policy within Puntland
regional taxation and public finance in Puntland
hasLegislativeAuthorityOver Puntland State of Somalia NERFINISHED
hasLegislativeProcess drafting, committee review, plenary debate, and voting on bills
hasNumberOfMembers 66
hasOfficialWebsite https://parliament.pl.so/
hasSessionType extraordinary sessions
ordinary sessions
hasTypeOfMembers regional representatives
hasVotingSystem indirect selection by clan-based representation
inception 1998
isUnicameral true
languageOfWorkOrName Arabic
English
Somali
legislativeBranchOf Puntland State of Somalia NERFINISHED
locatedIn Garowe NERFINISHED
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Nugal region NERFINISHED
locatedInTimeZone East Africa Time NERFINISHED
meetsIn Garowe, Puntland NERFINISHED
Puntland Parliament Building NERFINISHED
oversightOf Council of Ministers of Puntland NERFINISHED
President of Puntland NERFINISHED
partOf Federal system of Somalia
Government of Puntland NERFINISHED
represents districts and clans of Puntland
role approves the Puntland regional budget
elects or endorses key Puntland state officials as defined by the Puntland constitution
makes regional laws for Puntland
oversees the Puntland executive branch
ratifies regional agreements and policies

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Puntland hasLegislature Puntland House of Representatives