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.
Aliases (2)
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government body
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national parliament → unicameral legislature → |
| abbreviation |
People's Assembly
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| branchOfGovernment |
legislative branch of Syria
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| canQuestion |
Prime Minister of Syria
→
Syrian government ministers → |
| capitalSeat |
Damascus
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| constitutionalRole |
legislative authority in Syria
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| country |
Syria
→
Syrian Arab Republic → |
| governsTerritory |
territory of the Syrian Arab Republic
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| hasAuthorityOver |
national legislation in Syria
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| hasLegislativeProcess |
proposal, committee review, plenary debate, vote
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| hasNumberOfChambers |
1
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| hasPower |
amends existing laws
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approves government policy statements → can withdraw confidence from ministers → passes ordinary laws → |
| hasRoleIn |
Syrian constitutional framework
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| hasSessionType |
extraordinary sessions
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regular sessions → |
| hasVotingSystem |
multi-member constituencies
→
party-list system with independents → |
| isPartOf |
political system of Syria
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| isUnicameral |
true
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| jurisdiction |
Syrian Arab Republic
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| legalBasis |
Constitution of Syria
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| legislativeBranchOf |
Government of Syria
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| locatedInTimeZone |
Eastern European Time
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| mainFunction |
approving the state budget
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enacting laws → overseeing the government → ratifying international treaties → representing the people → |
| meetsIn |
Damascus
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| meetsInBuilding |
People's Assembly building in Damascus
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| monitors |
actions of the executive branch in Syria
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| nativeName |
مجلس الشعب السوري
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| officialLanguage |
Arabic
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| oversees |
implementation of laws in Syria
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| regulates |
domestic policy through legislation
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| represents |
Syrian citizens
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| supervises |
Council of Ministers of Syria
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| termLength |
4 years
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| typeOfParliament |
national-level legislature
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Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Damascus
("Syrian Parliament")
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isSeatOf |
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Syria
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legislature |
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People's Assembly of Syria
("مجلس الشعب السوري")
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nativeName |