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