Wolesi Jirga
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Wolesi Jirga is the lower house of Afghanistan’s National Assembly, serving as the country’s primary legislative body.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | lower house of parliament ⓘ |
| bicameralLegislatureWith | Meshrano Jirga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| budgetaryPower | approval and amendment of state budget ⓘ |
| constitutionalStatus | constitutional organ of Afghanistan ⓘ |
| country | Afghanistan ⓘ |
| countryCapital | Kabul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electionType | direct election ⓘ |
| electoralBodyFor | some positions in the Afghan state ⓘ |
| electoralConstituencies | provinces of Afghanistan ⓘ |
| electoralCycle | national parliamentary elections ⓘ |
| establishedIn | 2004 ⓘ |
| hasChamber | plenary chamber of Wolesi Jirga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCommitteeSystem |
special committees
ⓘ
standing committees ⓘ |
| hasDeputySpeakers | Deputy Speakers of the Wolesi Jirga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
approving legislation
ⓘ
approving the national budget ⓘ drafting laws ⓘ oversight of the executive branch ⓘ ratifying international treaties ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfMembers | 249 ⓘ |
| hasPower | vote of no confidence in ministers ⓘ |
| hasQuorumRule | quorum required for legislative sessions ⓘ |
| hasReservedSeatsFor |
Kuchi (nomadic) community
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
women ⓘ |
| hasSpeaker | Speaker of the Wolesi Jirga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| houseType | lower house ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | national ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Constitution of Afghanistan (2004) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeChamberOf | Afghanistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislatureType | bicameral legislature lower chamber ⓘ |
| meetsFrequency | regular sessions and extraordinary sessions ⓘ |
| meetsIn | Kabul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meetsInBuilding | National Assembly building in Kabul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | House of the People NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeName | ولسی جرگه NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialLanguage |
Dari
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pashto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | National Assembly of Afghanistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passes | laws of Afghanistan ⓘ |
| predecessor | National Assembly under previous Afghan constitutions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | primary legislative body of Afghanistan ⓘ |
| supervises | Government of Afghanistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| termLength | 5 years ⓘ |
| upperHouse | Meshrano Jirga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| votingSystem | single non-transferable vote ⓘ |
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