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.

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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

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President of Somalia canDissolve Federal Parliament of Somalia
this entity surface form: Federal Parliament of Somalia (under certain constitutional conditions)
Mogadishu isSeatOf Federal Parliament of Somalia
Federal Government of Somalia legislativeBranch Federal Parliament of Somalia
President of Somalia nominatedBy Federal Parliament of Somalia
Federal Government of Somalia parliament Federal Parliament of Somalia
President of Somalia reportsTo Federal Parliament of Somalia
Prime Minister of Somalia requiresApprovalFrom Federal Parliament of Somalia
Prime Minister of Somalia worksWith Federal Parliament of Somalia