bicameral National Assembly of Bahrain

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The bicameral National Assembly of Bahrain is the country’s legislative body, composed of an elected lower house and an appointed upper house that together draft and approve national laws.

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National Assembly of Bahrain 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bicameral legislature
national legislature
branchOfGovernment legislative branch of Bahrain
canBeDissolvedBy King of Bahrain NERFINISHED
composition elected lower house and appointed upper house
constitutionalStatus established by the Constitution of Bahrain
country Bahrain NERFINISHED
hasChamberType lower house
upper house
hasComponent Consultative Council of Bahrain NERFINISHED
Council of Representatives of Bahrain NERFINISHED
hasLowerHouse Council of Representatives of Bahrain NERFINISHED
hasUpperHouse Consultative Council of Bahrain NERFINISHED
headOfState King of Bahrain NERFINISHED
jurisdiction Kingdom of Bahrain NERFINISHED
languageOfProceedings Arabic
legalSystemContext constitutional monarchy of Bahrain
legislativeFunction approves national laws
drafts national laws
lowerHouseMembersSelectedBy popular election
meetsIn Manama NERFINISHED
meetsInBuilding National Assembly complex in Manama
policyArea budget approval
domestic policy
foreign policy oversight
national legislation
role debates public policy
enacts legislation
oversees the executive branch to some extent
upperHouseMembersSelectedBy royal appointment
upperHouseRole reviews legislation passed by the lower house
votingSystemLowerHouse popular vote in single-member constituencies

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Government of Bahrain cooperatesWith bicameral National Assembly of Bahrain
this entity surface form: National Assembly of Bahrain
Constitution of Bahrain providesFor bicameral National Assembly of Bahrain