Federal Parliament of Somalia
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The Federal Parliament of Somalia is the bicameral national legislature of Somalia, responsible for making laws, overseeing the executive, and representing the country's federal member states.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Federal Parliament of Somalia (under certain constitutional conditions) | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bicameral legislature
ⓘ
national legislature ⓘ |
| can |
amend the Constitution of Somalia
ⓘ
approve national budget ⓘ conduct votes of confidence ⓘ pass federal legislation ⓘ ratify international treaties ⓘ |
| chamberCount | 2 ⓘ |
| country | Somalia ⓘ |
| governmentBranch | legislative branch ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
Federal Government of Somalia
ⓘ
surface form:
federal government of Somalia
|
| hasComponent |
House of the People of the Federal Parliament of Somalia
ⓘ
surface form:
House of the People of Somalia
Somali Senate ⓘ
surface form:
Senate of Somalia
|
| hasPower |
to establish parliamentary committees
ⓘ
to question government ministers ⓘ |
| hasResponsibility |
approving major national policies
ⓘ
ensuring federal-state relations ⓘ monitoring public expenditure ⓘ protecting constitutional order ⓘ |
| hasRole |
electing or confirming key federal officials
ⓘ
shaping national policy ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Somalia
ⓘ
surface form:
Federal Republic of Somalia
|
| languageUsed |
Arabic
ⓘ
Somali ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Provisional Constitution of the Federal Republic of Somalia
ⓘ
surface form:
Provisional Constitution of Somalia
|
| legislativeFunction |
lawmaking
ⓘ
oversight of the executive ⓘ representation of federal member states ⓘ |
| lowerHouse |
House of the People of the Federal Parliament of Somalia
ⓘ
surface form:
House of the People of Somalia
|
| meetsIn | Mogadishu ⓘ |
| meetsInBuilding | parliament building in Mogadishu ⓘ |
| nativeNameLanguage | so ⓘ |
| oversees | implementation of federal laws ⓘ |
| represents |
clan constituencies through power‑sharing arrangements
ⓘ
federal member states of Somalia ⓘ people of Somalia ⓘ |
| structure | federal ⓘ |
| supervises | Federal Government of Somalia ⓘ |
| typeOfBody | representative assembly ⓘ |
| upperHouse |
Somali Senate
ⓘ
surface form:
Senate of Somalia
|
| votingSystemInLowerHouse | indirect election ⓘ |
| votingSystemInUpperHouse | indirect election ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Federal Parliament of Somalia (under certain constitutional conditions)