Parliament of Egypt

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bicameral legislature national legislature

The Parliament of Egypt is the country's national legislative body responsible for enacting laws, overseeing the government, and representing the Egyptian people.

Aliases (7)

House of Representatives of Egypt ×5
House of Representatives (Egypt) ×4
Egyptian Parliament ×2
People's Assembly (Egypt) ×1
People's Assembly of Egypt ×1
Senate of Egypt ×1
مجلس النواب المصري ومجلس الشيوخ المصري ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bicameral legislature → national legislature →
basisOfAuthority	Constitution of Egypt →
buildingStyle	neoclassical architecture (main building) →
canAmend	draft laws proposed by the government →
canInitiate	legislation →
composition	appointed members in the Senate → elected members →
constitutionalRole	participates in constitutional amendments procedures →
country	Egypt →
electoralBodyRole	may participate in electing or approving certain high officials as defined by law →
electoralSystemForLowerHouse	mixed electoral system →
hasPart	House of Representatives (Egypt) → Senate (Egypt) →
headOfStateInteraction	receives presidential legislative proposals →
inception	1866 →
internationalAffairsRole	approves certain international agreements →
jurisdiction	Arab Republic of Egypt →
languageUsed	Arabic →
legislativeBranchOf	Government of Egypt →
location	Cairo →
lowerHouse	House of Representatives (Egypt) →
meetsIn	Parliament House, Cairo →
nativeName	مجلس النواب المصري ومجلس الشيوخ المصري →
oversightMechanism	interpellations → parliamentary committees → questioning sessions →
power	approving government policy → approving the state budget → questioning government ministers → ratifying international treaties → withdrawing confidence from the government →
precededBy	People's Assembly (Egypt) → Shura Council (Egypt) →
primaryFunction	enacting laws → overseeing the government → representing the Egyptian people →
re-establishedAsBicameral	2019 →
roleInBudget	discusses and approves the state budget →
roleInGovernmentFormation	grants confidence to the government →
securityRole	may approve declaration of a state of emergency →
sessionType	extraordinary sessions → ordinary sessions →
termLengthOfLowerHouseMembers	5 years →
upperHouse	Senate (Egypt) →
votingSystemForLowerHouse	combination of individual and party-list seats →
website	https://www.parliament.gov.eg →

Referenced by (19)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Egyptian government → Egyptian government ("House of Representatives of Egypt") →	legislature
Parliament of Egypt ("House of Representatives (Egypt)") → Senate of Egypt ("House of Representatives (Egypt)") →	lowerHouse
Parliament House, Cairo → Parliament House, Cairo ("House of Representatives of Egypt") →	usedBy
Senate of Egypt ("House of Representatives (Egypt)") →	advises
National Democratic Party (Egypt) ("People's Assembly of Egypt") →	controls
Cabinet of Egypt ("House of Representatives of Egypt") →	coordinatesWith
Parliament of Egypt ("House of Representatives (Egypt)") →	hasPart
Mostaqbal Watan ("Egyptian Parliament") →	hasRepresentationIn
Mostaqbal Watan ("Egyptian Parliament") →	hasSignificantRepresentationIn
Egyptian law ("House of Representatives of Egypt") →	legislativeBody
Parliament of Egypt ("مجلس النواب المصري ومجلس الشيوخ المصري") →	nativeName
Parliament House, Cairo →	operatedBy
Senate of Egypt →	partOf
Parliament of Egypt ("People's Assembly (Egypt)") →	precededBy
Prime Minister of Egypt ("House of Representatives of Egypt") →	reportsTo
Egyptian government ("Senate of Egypt") →	upperHouse