House of Elders
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The House of Elders was the upper chamber of Afghanistan’s National Assembly, serving as a legislative body that reviewed and approved laws and represented regional and local interests.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | upper house of parliament ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
House of Senators
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Meshrano Jirga NERFINISHED ⓘ Mishrano Jirga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointmentAuthority | President of Afghanistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bicameralPartner | House of the People NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chamberType | upper chamber ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis | 2004 Constitution of Afghanistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Afghanistan ⓘ |
| dissolutionCause | Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in 2021 ⓘ |
| function |
oversight of the executive branch
ⓘ
representation of provinces and districts at the national level ⓘ review of national budget ⓘ |
| governmentBranch | legislative branch of Afghanistan ⓘ |
| hasHouseType | deliberative assembly ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Afghanistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings |
Dari
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pashto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalSystemContext | Islamic Republic of Afghanistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeRole |
approved legislation
ⓘ
reviewed laws passed by the lower house ⓘ |
| lowerHouse | House of the People NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meetsIn | Kabul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberSource |
President of Afghanistan appointments
ⓘ
district councils ⓘ provincial councils ⓘ |
| nativeNameLanguage |
fa
ⓘ
ps ⓘ |
| oppositeChamberRole | directly elected lower house ⓘ |
| oversightRole | scrutiny of government policies ⓘ |
| partOf | National Assembly of Afghanistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| represents |
district interests
ⓘ
local interests ⓘ provincial interests ⓘ regional interests ⓘ |
| selectionMethod |
indirect election
ⓘ
presidential appointment ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| termUsedIn | post-2001 Afghan political system ⓘ |
| votingSystem | indirect voting via councils ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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