National Assembly

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legislature parliament unicameral parliament

The National Assembly is Kuwait's unicameral parliament, responsible for enacting laws, overseeing the government, and representing the country's citizens within its constitutional monarchy.

Aliases (1)

National Assembly (Kuwait) ×49

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	legislature → parliament → unicameral parliament →
additionalMembers	up to 16 ex officio cabinet ministers →
buildingArchitect	Jørn Utzon →
buildingRebuiltAfter	damage in 1990–1991 Gulf War →
canBeDissolvedBy	Emir of Kuwait →
canHold	extraordinary sessions →
constitutionalBasis	Kuwaiti Constitution of 1962 →
country	Kuwait →
electoralBody	Kuwaiti citizens →
electoralDistricts	5 multi-member constituencies →
establishedIn	1963 →
governmentTypeContext	constitutional monarchy →
hasCommittee	Budgets and Final Accounts Committee → Education, Culture and Guidance Committee → Finance and Economic Committee → Foreign Affairs Committee → Health, Social and Labor Affairs Committee → Interior and Defense Committee → Legislative and Legal Affairs Committee → Public Utilities Committee →
hasPower	amend the constitution → approve laws → approve state budget → interpellate ministers → propose legislation → question ministers → withdraw confidence from ministers →
hasSpeaker	Speaker of the National Assembly →
languageOfProceedings	Arabic →
legislativeChamber	unicameral →
locatedIn	Kuwait City →
meetsFrequency	regular annual sessions →
meetsIn	National Assembly Building →
memberEligibility	Kuwaiti citizen by birth → at least 30 years old → fluent in Arabic →
numberOfMembers	50 elected members →
oversightMechanism	no-confidence motions → parliamentary questioning →
partOf	political system of Kuwait →
relationToExecutive	shares legislative authority with Emir →
role	enacts laws → oversees the government → represents citizens →
supervises	Council of Ministers of Kuwait →
termLength	4 years →
votingSystem	single non-transferable vote →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Kuwait →	legislature