Council of Representatives of Iraq
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The Council of Representatives of Iraq is the unicameral federal legislature and main lawmaking body of the Republic of Iraq.
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Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legislative body
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parliament → unicameral legislature → |
| approves | Council of Ministers of Iraq → |
| budgetaryPower | can amend draft budget law → |
| buildingType | parliament building → |
| canDissolve | itself under constitutional conditions → |
| constitutionalArticle |
Article 48 of the Constitution of Iraq
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Article 49 of the Constitution of Iraq → |
| country | Iraq → |
| electoralDistricts | governorate-based multi-member constituencies → |
| elects |
President of Iraq
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Prime Minister of Iraq (indirectly through approval of nominee) → |
| establishedBy | Constitution of Iraq → |
| firstElectionAfterConstitution | December 2005 Iraqi parliamentary election → |
| governmentBranch | legislative branch of Iraq → |
| hasCommitteeSystem | standing committees → |
| hasSpeaker | Mohammed al-Halbousi → |
| houseType | lower house in practice → |
| includesReservedSeatsFor |
minority groups
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women → |
| jurisdiction |
Iraq
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surface form: "Republic of Iraq"
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| legalFoundation | Constitution of Iraq → |
| legislatureType | unicameral → |
| meetingPlace |
Baghdad
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Green Zone, Baghdad → |
| minimumWomenRepresentation | 25 percent of seats → |
| numberOfMembers | 329 → |
| officialLanguage |
Arabic
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Kurdish → |
| officialName |
Council of Representatives of Iraq
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Council of Representatives of Iraq →
surface form: "Majlis an-Nuwwāb al-ʿIrāqiyy"
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| oversightMechanism | parliamentary questioning and hearings → |
| passes | federal laws applicable throughout Iraq → |
| power |
approves federal budget
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can question ministers → can withdraw confidence from the Council of Ministers → enacts federal legislation → oversees executive branch → ratifies international treaties and agreements → |
| predecessor |
National Assembly of Iraq
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surface form: "Transitional National Assembly of Iraq"
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| replaces | National Assembly of Iraq → |
| role |
federal legislature of Iraq
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main lawmaking body of the Republic of Iraq → |
| session | electoral term of four calendar years → |
| supervises |
Independent High Electoral Commission
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surface form: "Independent High Electoral Commission (through oversight)"
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| termLength | 4 years → |
| votingSystem | party-list proportional representation → |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form: "Majlis an-Nuwwāb al-ʿIrāqiyy"
Status of Forces Agreement between U.S. and Iraq (2008)
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ratifiedBy
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Council of Representatives of Iraq
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