People's Assembly of Syria

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The People's Assembly of Syria is the unicameral national parliament responsible for enacting laws and overseeing the government in the Syrian Arab Republic.


Statements (46)
Predicate Object
instanceOf government body
national parliament
unicameral legislature
abbreviation People's Assembly
branchOfGovernment legislative branch of Syria
canQuestion Prime Minister of Syria
Syrian government ministers
capitalSeat Damascus
constitutionalRole legislative authority in Syria
country Syria
Syrian Arab Republic
governsTerritory territory of the Syrian Arab Republic
hasAuthorityOver national legislation in Syria
hasLegislativeProcess proposal, committee review, plenary debate, vote
hasNumberOfChambers 1
hasPower amends existing laws
approves government policy statements
can withdraw confidence from ministers
passes ordinary laws
hasRoleIn Syrian constitutional framework
hasSessionType extraordinary sessions
regular sessions
hasVotingSystem multi-member constituencies
party-list system with independents
isPartOf political system of Syria
isUnicameral true
jurisdiction Syrian Arab Republic
legalBasis Constitution of Syria
legislativeBranchOf Government of Syria
locatedInTimeZone Eastern European Time
mainFunction approving the state budget
enacting laws
overseeing the government
ratifying international treaties
representing the people
meetsIn Damascus
meetsInBuilding People's Assembly building in Damascus
monitors actions of the executive branch in Syria
nativeName مجلس الشعب السوري
officialLanguage Arabic
oversees implementation of laws in Syria
regulates domestic policy through legislation
represents Syrian citizens
supervises Council of Ministers of Syria
termLength 4 years
typeOfParliament national-level legislature

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Damascus ("Syrian Parliament")
isSeatOf
Syria
legislature
People's Assembly of Syria ("مجلس الشعب السوري")
nativeName

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