House of Peoples' Representatives
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The House of Peoples' Representatives is the lower chamber of Ethiopia’s federal legislature, responsible for lawmaking, overseeing the executive, and representing the population at the national level.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | lower house of parliament ⓘ |
| budgetaryFunction | approve taxation and government expenditure ⓘ |
| canDeclare | state of emergency under constitutional rules ⓘ |
| canDissolve | itself under constitutional conditions ⓘ |
| canEstablish | standing committees ⓘ |
| canQuestion |
Prime Minister
NERFINISHED
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federal ministers ⓘ |
| canSummon | members of the executive ⓘ |
| compositionMethod | direct election ⓘ |
| constitutionalStatus | federal legislative organ ⓘ |
| constitutionalSystem | parliamentary republic ⓘ |
| country | Ethiopia ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | first-past-the-post voting ⓘ |
| elects | Speaker of the House of Peoples' Representatives ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Constitution of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChamberType | unicameral role in law initiation with upper house participation ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
approval of national development plans
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legislative scrutiny ⓘ policy debate ⓘ |
| hasPower |
approve federal budget
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elect Prime Minister of Ethiopia ⓘ enact federal laws ⓘ oversight of Council of Ministers ⓘ ratify international agreements ⓘ remove Prime Minister ⓘ |
| hasQuorumRule | majority of members ⓘ |
| hasRole |
executive oversight
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lawmaking ⓘ representation of the population ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Amharic ⓘ |
| legislativeType | federal legislature lower chamber ⓘ |
| meetsIn | Addis Ababa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meetsInBuilding | Ethiopian Parliament Building NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oversees | executive branch of Ethiopia ⓘ |
| partOf | Federal Parliamentary Assembly of Ethiopia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passes | federal legislation ⓘ |
| represents | people of Ethiopia ⓘ |
| representsLevel | national ⓘ |
| subjectTo | Constitution of Ethiopia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supervises | implementation of laws ⓘ |
| termLength | 5 years ⓘ |
| votingMethod | majority vote of members present and voting ⓘ |
| worksWith | House of Federation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Constitution of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
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createsLegislativeBody
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House of Peoples' Representatives
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