List of legislatures by country
Encyclopedia
This is a list of legislatures by country, whether parliamentary
or congressional, that act as a plenary general assembly
of representatives
with the power to legislate
. In the lists below all entities included in the list of countries are included.
The names of the legislatures differ from country to country. The most used name seems to be National Assembly
, but Parliament
and Congress
are often used too. The name Parliament is in some cases even used when in political science the legislature would be considered a congress. The upper house of the legislature is often named the Senate
. In some cases, countries use very traditional names. In Germanic countries variations Thing
(e.g. Folketinget) are used. A thing or ting was the governing assembly in Germanic societies, made up of the free men of the community and presided by lawspeakers. A variant is the use of the word Tag or Dag (e.g. Bundestag
), used because things were held at daylight and often lasted all day. Other traditional names are the Estates General and variations of Sejm
. In Islam
ic countries Majlis
is often included in the name. This can be translated as "Council" or "Assembly".
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This is a list of legislatures by country, whether parliamentary
or congressional, that act as a plenary general assembly
of representatives
with the power to legislate
. In the lists below all entities included in the list of countries are included.
The names of the legislatures differ from country to country. The most used name seems to be National Assembly
, but Parliament
and Congress
are often used too. The name Parliament is in some cases even used when in political science the legislature would be considered a congress. The upper house of the legislature is often named the Senate
. In some cases, countries use very traditional names. In Germanic countries variations Thing
(e.g. Folketinget) are used. A thing or ting was the governing assembly in Germanic societies, made up of the free men of the community and presided by lawspeakers. A variant is the use of the word Tag or Dag (e.g. Bundestag
), used because things were held at daylight and often lasted all day. Other traditional names are the Estates General and variations of Sejm
. In Islam
ic countries Majlis
is often included in the name. This can be translated as "Council" or "Assembly".
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This is a list of legislatures by country, whether parliamentary
or congressional, that act as a plenary general assembly
of representatives
with the power to legislate
. In the lists below all entities included in the list of countries are included.
The names of the legislatures differ from country to country. The most used name seems to be National Assembly
, but Parliament
and Congress
are often used too. The name Parliament is in some cases even used when in political science the legislature would be considered a congress. The upper house of the legislature is often named the Senate
. In some cases, countries use very traditional names. In Germanic countries variations Thing
(e.g. Folketinget) are used. A thing or ting was the governing assembly in Germanic societies, made up of the free men of the community and presided by lawspeakers. A variant is the use of the word Tag or Dag (e.g. Bundestag
), used because things were held at daylight and often lasted all day. Other traditional names are the Estates General and variations of Sejm
. In Islam
ic countries Majlis
is often included in the name. This can be translated as "Council" or "Assembly".
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Parliamentary system
A parliamentary system is a system of government in which the ministers of the executive branch get their democratic legitimacy from the legislature and are accountable to that body, such that the executive and legislative branches are intertwined....
or congressional, that act as a plenary general assembly
Deliberative assembly
A deliberative assembly is an organization comprising members who use parliamentary procedure to make decisions. In a speech to the electorate at Bristol in 1774, Edmund Burke described the English Parliament as a "deliberative assembly," and the expression became the basic term for a body of...
of representatives
Representative democracy
Representative democracy is a form of government founded on the principle of elected individuals representing the people, as opposed to autocracy and direct democracy...
with the power to legislate
Legislature
A legislature is a kind of deliberative assembly with the power to pass, amend, and repeal laws. The law created by a legislature is called legislation or statutory law. In addition to enacting laws, legislatures usually have exclusive authority to raise or lower taxes and adopt the budget and...
. In the lists below all entities included in the list of countries are included.
Names of legislatures
The legislatures are listed with their names in English and the name in the (most-used) native language of the country (or the official name in the second-most used native language in cases where English is the majority "native" language).The names of the legislatures differ from country to country. The most used name seems to be National Assembly
National Assembly
National Assembly is either a legislature, or the lower house of a bicameral legislature in some countries. The best known National Assembly, and the first legislature to be known by this title, was that established during the French Revolution in 1789, known as the Assemblée nationale...
, but Parliament
Parliament
A parliament is a legislature, especially in those countries whose system of government is based on the Westminster system modeled after that of the United Kingdom. The name is derived from the French , the action of parler : a parlement is a discussion. The term came to mean a meeting at which...
and Congress
Congress
A congress is a formal meeting of the representatives of different nations, constituent states, independent organizations , or groups....
are often used too. The name Parliament is in some cases even used when in political science the legislature would be considered a congress. The upper house of the legislature is often named the Senate
Senate
A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a legislature or parliament. There have been many such bodies in history, since senate means the assembly of the eldest and wiser members of the society and ruling class...
. In some cases, countries use very traditional names. In Germanic countries variations Thing
Thing (assembly)
A thing was the governing assembly in Germanic and introduced into some Celtic societies, made up of the free people of the community and presided by lawspeakers, meeting in a place called a thingstead...
(e.g. Folketinget) are used. A thing or ting was the governing assembly in Germanic societies, made up of the free men of the community and presided by lawspeakers. A variant is the use of the word Tag or Dag (e.g. Bundestag
Bundestag
The Bundestag is a federal legislative body in Germany. In practice Germany is governed by a bicameral legislature, of which the Bundestag serves as the lower house and the Bundesrat the upper house. The Bundestag is established by the German Basic Law of 1949, as the successor to the earlier...
), used because things were held at daylight and often lasted all day. Other traditional names are the Estates General and variations of Sejm
Sejm
The Sejm is the lower house of the Polish parliament. The Sejm is made up of 460 deputies, or Poseł in Polish . It is elected by universal ballot and is presided over by a speaker called the Marshal of the Sejm ....
. In Islam
Islam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
ic countries Majlis
Majlis
' , is an Arabic term meaning "a place of sitting", used in the context of "council", to describe various types of special gatherings among common interest groups be it administrative, social or religious in countries with linguistic or cultural connections to Islamic countries...
is often included in the name. This can be translated as "Council" or "Assembly".
List of legislatures
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This is a list of legislatures by country, whether parliamentary
Parliamentary system
A parliamentary system is a system of government in which the ministers of the executive branch get their democratic legitimacy from the legislature and are accountable to that body, such that the executive and legislative branches are intertwined....
or congressional, that act as a plenary general assembly
Deliberative assembly
A deliberative assembly is an organization comprising members who use parliamentary procedure to make decisions. In a speech to the electorate at Bristol in 1774, Edmund Burke described the English Parliament as a "deliberative assembly," and the expression became the basic term for a body of...
of representatives
Representative democracy
Representative democracy is a form of government founded on the principle of elected individuals representing the people, as opposed to autocracy and direct democracy...
with the power to legislate
Legislature
A legislature is a kind of deliberative assembly with the power to pass, amend, and repeal laws. The law created by a legislature is called legislation or statutory law. In addition to enacting laws, legislatures usually have exclusive authority to raise or lower taxes and adopt the budget and...
. In the lists below all entities included in the list of countries are included.
Names of legislatures
The legislatures are listed with their names in English and the name in the (most-used) native language of the country (or the official name in the second-most used native language in cases where English is the majority "native" language).The names of the legislatures differ from country to country. The most used name seems to be National Assembly
National Assembly
National Assembly is either a legislature, or the lower house of a bicameral legislature in some countries. The best known National Assembly, and the first legislature to be known by this title, was that established during the French Revolution in 1789, known as the Assemblée nationale...
, but Parliament
Parliament
A parliament is a legislature, especially in those countries whose system of government is based on the Westminster system modeled after that of the United Kingdom. The name is derived from the French , the action of parler : a parlement is a discussion. The term came to mean a meeting at which...
and Congress
Congress
A congress is a formal meeting of the representatives of different nations, constituent states, independent organizations , or groups....
are often used too. The name Parliament is in some cases even used when in political science the legislature would be considered a congress. The upper house of the legislature is often named the Senate
Senate
A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a legislature or parliament. There have been many such bodies in history, since senate means the assembly of the eldest and wiser members of the society and ruling class...
. In some cases, countries use very traditional names. In Germanic countries variations Thing
Thing (assembly)
A thing was the governing assembly in Germanic and introduced into some Celtic societies, made up of the free people of the community and presided by lawspeakers, meeting in a place called a thingstead...
(e.g. Folketinget) are used. A thing or ting was the governing assembly in Germanic societies, made up of the free men of the community and presided by lawspeakers. A variant is the use of the word Tag or Dag (e.g. Bundestag
Bundestag
The Bundestag is a federal legislative body in Germany. In practice Germany is governed by a bicameral legislature, of which the Bundestag serves as the lower house and the Bundesrat the upper house. The Bundestag is established by the German Basic Law of 1949, as the successor to the earlier...
), used because things were held at daylight and often lasted all day. Other traditional names are the Estates General and variations of Sejm
Sejm
The Sejm is the lower house of the Polish parliament. The Sejm is made up of 460 deputies, or Poseł in Polish . It is elected by universal ballot and is presided over by a speaker called the Marshal of the Sejm ....
. In Islam
Islam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
ic countries Majlis
Majlis
' , is an Arabic term meaning "a place of sitting", used in the context of "council", to describe various types of special gatherings among common interest groups be it administrative, social or religious in countries with linguistic or cultural connections to Islamic countries...
is often included in the name. This can be translated as "Council" or "Assembly".
List of legislatures
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This is a list of legislatures by country, whether parliamentary
Parliamentary system
A parliamentary system is a system of government in which the ministers of the executive branch get their democratic legitimacy from the legislature and are accountable to that body, such that the executive and legislative branches are intertwined....
or congressional, that act as a plenary general assembly
Deliberative assembly
A deliberative assembly is an organization comprising members who use parliamentary procedure to make decisions. In a speech to the electorate at Bristol in 1774, Edmund Burke described the English Parliament as a "deliberative assembly," and the expression became the basic term for a body of...
of representatives
Representative democracy
Representative democracy is a form of government founded on the principle of elected individuals representing the people, as opposed to autocracy and direct democracy...
with the power to legislate
Legislature
A legislature is a kind of deliberative assembly with the power to pass, amend, and repeal laws. The law created by a legislature is called legislation or statutory law. In addition to enacting laws, legislatures usually have exclusive authority to raise or lower taxes and adopt the budget and...
. In the lists below all entities included in the list of countries are included.
Names of legislatures
The legislatures are listed with their names in English and the name in the (most-used) native language of the country (or the official name in the second-most used native language in cases where English is the majority "native" language).The names of the legislatures differ from country to country. The most used name seems to be National Assembly
National Assembly
National Assembly is either a legislature, or the lower house of a bicameral legislature in some countries. The best known National Assembly, and the first legislature to be known by this title, was that established during the French Revolution in 1789, known as the Assemblée nationale...
, but Parliament
Parliament
A parliament is a legislature, especially in those countries whose system of government is based on the Westminster system modeled after that of the United Kingdom. The name is derived from the French , the action of parler : a parlement is a discussion. The term came to mean a meeting at which...
and Congress
Congress
A congress is a formal meeting of the representatives of different nations, constituent states, independent organizations , or groups....
are often used too. The name Parliament is in some cases even used when in political science the legislature would be considered a congress. The upper house of the legislature is often named the Senate
Senate
A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a legislature or parliament. There have been many such bodies in history, since senate means the assembly of the eldest and wiser members of the society and ruling class...
. In some cases, countries use very traditional names. In Germanic countries variations Thing
Thing (assembly)
A thing was the governing assembly in Germanic and introduced into some Celtic societies, made up of the free people of the community and presided by lawspeakers, meeting in a place called a thingstead...
(e.g. Folketinget) are used. A thing or ting was the governing assembly in Germanic societies, made up of the free men of the community and presided by lawspeakers. A variant is the use of the word Tag or Dag (e.g. Bundestag
Bundestag
The Bundestag is a federal legislative body in Germany. In practice Germany is governed by a bicameral legislature, of which the Bundestag serves as the lower house and the Bundesrat the upper house. The Bundestag is established by the German Basic Law of 1949, as the successor to the earlier...
), used because things were held at daylight and often lasted all day. Other traditional names are the Estates General and variations of Sejm
Sejm
The Sejm is the lower house of the Polish parliament. The Sejm is made up of 460 deputies, or Poseł in Polish . It is elected by universal ballot and is presided over by a speaker called the Marshal of the Sejm ....
. In Islam
Islam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
ic countries Majlis
Majlis
' , is an Arabic term meaning "a place of sitting", used in the context of "council", to describe various types of special gatherings among common interest groups be it administrative, social or religious in countries with linguistic or cultural connections to Islamic countries...
is often included in the name. This can be translated as "Council" or "Assembly".
List of legislatures
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European Parliament
The European Parliament is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union . Together with the Council of the European Union and the Commission, it exercises the legislative function of the EU and it has been described as one of the most powerful legislatures in the world...
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Council of the European Union
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Council of the European Union
The Council of the European Union is the institution in the legislature of the European Union representing the executives of member states, the other legislative body being the European Parliament. The Council is composed of twenty-seven national ministers...
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National Assembly
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National Assembly of Afghanistan
The National Assembly is Afghanistan's national legislature. It is a bicameral body, comprising two chambers:*Wolesi Jirga or the House of the People: the 250-member lower house.*Meshrano Jirga ) or the House of Elders: an upper house with 102 seats....
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House of the People
(ولسي جرګه Wolesi Jirga)
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House of the People (Afghanistan)
The House of the People or Wolesi Jirga , abbreviated WJ, is the lower house of the bicameral National Assembly of Afghanistan, alongside the House of Elders....
(ولسي جرګه Wolesi Jirga)
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House of Elders
(مشرانوجرګه Meshrano Jirga)
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Albania
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House of Elders
Mesherano Jirga or the House of Elders, is the upper house of the bicameral National Assembly of Afghanistan, alongside the Wolesi Jirga .It has 102 members...
(مشرانوجرګه Meshrano Jirga)
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Assembly of Albania
(Kuvendi i Shqipërisë)
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Algeria
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Assembly of Albania
The Parliament of Albania , formerly the People's Parliament is the unicameral parliament of the Republic of Albania.It has 140 members, elected for four-year terms. The electoral system is closed list proportional representation. There are 12 multi-member constituencies, corresponding to the...
(Kuvendi i Shqipërisë)
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Parliament
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Parliament of Algeria
The Parliament of Algeria consists of two chambers:*The Council of the Nation *The People's National Assembly...
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National People's Assembly (al-Majlis al-Sha'abi al-Watani)
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Council of the Nation
(al-Majlis al-Umma)
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Andorra
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Council of the Nation
The Council of the Nation is the upper house of the Algerian Parliament. It is composed of 144 members, 2/3 of which are elected indirectly and 1/3 of which are appointed by the president ....
(al-Majlis al-Umma)
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General Council of the Valleys
(Consell General de les Valls)
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Angola
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General Council of the Valleys
The General Council is the unicameral parliament of Andorra. It is sometimes referred to as the General Council of the Valleys because it was the historical name and to distinguish it from similarly named bodies in the Val d'Aran and in France.-Organization:There are twenty-eight "general...
(Consell General de les Valls)
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National Assembly
(Assembleia Nacional)
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Antigua and Barbuda
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National Assembly of Angola
The National Assembly is the legislative branch of the government of Angola.The National Assembly is a unicameral body, with 220 members: 130 members elected by proportional representation and 90 members elected by provincial districts. Theoretically, the Assembly sits for a four-year term...
(Assembleia Nacional)
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Parliament
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Parliament of Antigua and Barbuda
The Parliament of Antigua and Barbuda consists of:*HM Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of Antigua and Barbuda*The Senate *The House of Representatives -External links:**...
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House of Representatives of Antigua and Barbuda
The House of Representatives of Antigua and Barbuda is the lower chamber of the country's bicameral parliament.The current House of Representatives, formed following elections held on 12 March 2009, has a total of 19 members. 17 members are directly elected to five year terms from single member...
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Senate
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Argentina
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Senate of Antigua and Barbuda
The Senate is the Upper House of Parliament of Antigua and Barbuda. It consists of 17 members appointed by the Governor General. Ten Members are appointed on the advice of the Prime Minister, four on the advice of the Leader of the Opposition, one on the advice of the Barbuda Council, one resident...
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Argentine National Congress
(Congreso de la Nación Argentina)
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Argentine National Congress
The Congress of the Argentine Nation is the legislative branch of the government of Argentina. Its composition is bicameral, constituted by a 72-seat Senate and a 257-seat Chamber of Deputies....
(Congreso de la Nación Argentina)
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Chamber of Deputies of the Nation
(Cámara de Diputados de la Nación)
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Argentine Chamber of Deputies
The Chamber of Deputies is the lower house of the Argentine National Congress. This Chamber holds exclusive rights to create taxes, to draft troops, and to accuse the President, the ministers and the members of the Supreme Court before the Senate....
(Cámara de Diputados de la Nación)
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Senate of the Nation
(Senado de la Nación)
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Armenia
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Argentine Senate
The Argentine Senate is the upper house of the Argentine National Congress. It has 72 senators: three for each province and three for the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires...
(Senado de la Nación)
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National Assembly
(Ազգային Ժողով Azgayin Zhoghov)
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Australia
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National Assembly of Armenia
The Azgayin Zhoghov of Armenia is the official name of the legislative branch of the government of Armenia.-History:Until the promulgation of the Hatt-i Sharif of 1839, the patriarch and his clients, within limits, possessed authority over Armenian people in the Ottoman Empire...
(Ազգային Ժողով Azgayin Zhoghov)
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Federal Parliament
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Parliament of Australia
The Parliament of Australia, also known as the Commonwealth Parliament or Federal Parliament, is the legislative branch of the government of Australia. It is bicameral, largely modelled in the Westminster tradition, but with some influences from the United States Congress...
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House of Representatives
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Australian House of Representatives
The House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the Parliament of Australia; it is the lower house; the upper house is the Senate. Members of Parliament serve for terms of approximately three years....
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Senate
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Austria
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Australian Senate
The Senate is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of Australia, the lower house being the House of Representatives. Senators are popularly elected under a system of proportional representation. Senators are elected for a term that is usually six years; after a double dissolution, however,...
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Federal Assembly
(Bundesversammlung)
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Federal Assembly of Austria
The Federal Assembly is the name given to a formal joint session of the two houses of the Austrian federal parliament, the National Council and the Federal Council....
(Bundesversammlung)
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National Council
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National Council of Austria
The National Council is one of the two houses of the Austrian parliament. According to the constitution, the National Council and the complementary Federal Council are peers...
(Nationalrat)
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Federal Council
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Azerbaijan
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Federal Council of Austria
The Federal Council of Austria or Bundesrat is the second chamber of the Austrian parliament, representing the nine States of Austria on federal level. As part of a bicameral legislature alongside of the National Council of Austria , it can be compared with an upper house or a senate...
(Bundesrat)
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Azerbaijan|colspan=2|
National Assembly
(Milli Məclis)
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Bahamas, The
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National Assembly of Azerbaijan
The National Assembly , also transliterated as Milli Majlis is the legislative branch of government in Azerbaijan. The unicameral National Assembly has 125 deputies: previously 100 members were elected for five-year terms in single-seat constituencies and 25 were members elected by proportional...
(Milli Məclis)
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Bahamas, TheThe Bahamas
The Bahamas , officially the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, is a nation consisting of 29 islands, 661 cays, and 2,387 islets . It is located in the Atlantic Ocean north of Cuba and Hispaniola , northwest of the Turks and Caicos Islands, and southeast of the United States...
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Parliament
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Parliament of the Bahamas
The Parliament of The Bahamas is the bicameral national parliament of Commonwealth of The Bahamas. The parliament is formally made up by the Queen , an appointed Senate, and an elected House of Assembly...
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Bahrain
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National Assembly
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National Assembly of Bahrain
The National Assembly is the name of both chambers of the Bahraini parliament when sitting in joint session, as laid out in the Constitution of 2002....
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Assembly of Representatives
(Majlis an-nuwab)
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Council of Representatives of Bahrain
The Council of Representatives , sometimes translated as the "Chamber of Deputies", is the name given to the lower house of the Bahraini National Assembly, the main legislative body of Bahrain....
(Majlis an-nuwab)
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Consultative Assembly
(Majlis al-shura)
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Bangladesh
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Consultative Council of Bahrain
The Consultative Council is the name given to the upper house of the National Assembly, the main legislative body of Bahrain....
(Majlis al-shura)
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House of the Nation (জাতীয় সংসদ Jatiyo Sangshad)
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Barbados
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Parliament
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Parliament of Barbados
The Parliament of Barbados is the national legislature of Barbados. It is accorded legislative supremacy by Chapter V of the Constitution of Barbados. The Parliament is bicameral in composition and is formally made up of: HM Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of Barbados The Parliament of Barbados is the...
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Senate
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Belarus
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Senate of Barbados
The Senate is the name given to the Upper House of the bicameral legislature the Parliament of Barbados. The Senate is accorded legitimacy by Chapter V of the Constitution of Barbados. It is the smaller of both chambers and also includes HM Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of Barbados...
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National Assembly (Нацыянальны Сход Natsiyanalny Skhod)
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Chamber of Representatives (Палата Прадстаўнікоў Palata Pradstawnikow)
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Council of the Republic
(Савет Рэспублікі Savet Respubliki)
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Belgium
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Council of the Republic of Belarus
The Council of the Republic is the upper house in Belarus' bicameral parliament, the National Assembly. The Council comprises 64 members and the representation is based geographically, most of the elected members come from civil society organizations, labour collectives and public associations in...
(Савет Рэспублікі Savet Respubliki)
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Belgium|colspan=2|
Federal Parliament
(Federale Parlement / Parlement Fédérale / Föderales Parlament)
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Belgian Federal Parliament
The Belgian Federal Parliament is a bicameral parliament. It consists of the Chamber of Representatives and the Senate . It sits in the Palace of the Nation .- Chamber of Representatives :...
(Federale Parlement / Parlement Fédérale / Föderales Parlament)
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Chamber of People's Representatives
(Kamer van Volksvertegenwoordigers / Chambre des Représentants / Abgeordnetenkammer)
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Belgian Chamber of People's Representatives
The Belgian Chamber of Representatives is one of the two chambers in the bicameral Federal Parliament of Belgium, the other being the Senate...
(Kamer van Volksvertegenwoordigers / Chambre des Représentants / Abgeordnetenkammer)
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Senate
(Senaat / Sénat / Senat)
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Belize
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Belgian Senate
The Belgian Senate is one of the two chambers of the bicameral Federal Parliament of Belgium, the other being the Chamber of Representatives. It is considered to be the "upper house" of the Federal Parliament.-History and future:...
(Senaat / Sénat / Senat)
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Belize|colspan=2|
National Assembly
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National Assembly of Belize
The National Assembly of is the bicameral legislature of Belize. It is divided into the House of Representatives, with 29 members, and the Senate, with 13 members.- History :...
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House of Representatives
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House of Representatives of Belize
The House of Representatives of Belize is one of two chambers of the National Assembly, the other being the Senate. It was created under the 1981 constitution....
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Senate
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Benin
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Senate of Belize
The Senate is one of the chambers of the National Assembly. It has 12 members appointed for a five year term by the Governor General.- Establishment and appointment :Senators are appointed by the Governor General in the following manner:...
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Benin|colspan=2|
National Assembly
(Assemblée Nationale)
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Bhutan
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National Assembly of Benin
The unicameral National Assembly of Benin is the country's legislative body.The current National Assembly has 83 members who are directly elected through a system of party-list proportional representation and serve five-year terms.-See also:...
(Assemblée Nationale)
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Parliament of Bhutan
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Parliament of Bhutan
The Parliament of Bhutan consists of the King of Bhutan together with a bicameral parliament.Constitution: Art. 1, § 3; Art. 10 This bicameral parliament is made up of an upper house, the National Council and a lower house, the National Assembly.Constitution: Art. 11; Art...
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National Assembly
(རྒྱལ་ཡོངས་ཚོགས་འདུ། Gyelyong Tshogdu)
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National Assembly of Bhutan
The National Assembly is the elected lower house of Bhutan's new bicameral Parliament which also comprises the Druk Gyalpo and the National Council. It is the more powerful house.- Current National Assembly :...
(རྒྱལ་ཡོངས་ཚོགས་འདུ། Gyelyong Tshogdu)
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National Council
(རྒྱལ་ཡོངས་ཚོགས་སྡེ། Gyelyong Tshogde)
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Bolivia
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National Council of Bhutan
The National Council is the upper house of Bhutan's new bicameral Parliament, which also comprises the Druk Gyalpo and the National Assembly. It is the subordinate house, and cannot author monetary or budget-related bills...
(རྒྱལ་ཡོངས་ཚོགས་སྡེ། Gyelyong Tshogde)
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Bolivia|colspan=2|
National Congress
(Congreso Nacional)
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National Congress of Bolivia
The Plurinational Legislative Assembly also known as the National Congress is the national legislature of Bolivia, based in the nation's de facto capital, La Paz....
(Congreso Nacional)
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Chamber of Deputies (Cámara de Diputados)
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Chamber of Senators (Cámara de Senadores)
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Bosnia and Herzegovina|colspan=2|
Parliamentary Assembly
(Parlamentarna Skupština)
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Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina is the bicameral legislative body of Bosnia and Herzegovina...
(Parlamentarna Skupština)
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House of Representatives
('Представнички Дом / Predstavnički Dom)
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House of Representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The House of Representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina , is one of the two chambers of the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with the other being the House of Peoples of Bosnia and HerzegovinaThe house of representatives of BiH consists of 42 members which are elected by...
('Представнички Дом / Predstavnički Dom)
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House of Peoples
(Dom Naroda)
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Botswana
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House of Peoples of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The House of Peoples of Bosnia And Herzegovina is one of the two chambers of the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with the other chamber being the House of Representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina....
(Dom Naroda)
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Botswana|colspan=2|
Parliament
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Parliament of Botswana
The Parliament of Botswana consists of the President and the National Assembly. In contrast to other Parliamentary systems, the Parliament elects the President directly for a set five year term of office. There are no term limits...
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National Assembly
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National Assembly of Botswana
The National Assembly of Botswana is the legislature of the country's unicameral Parliament. It is advised by the House of Chiefs, which is not a house of Parliament....
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House of Chiefs
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Brazil
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House of Chiefs of Botswana
The House of Chiefs of Botswana is an advisory body of the country's Parliament.-Composition:The House of Chiefs consists of 35 members. Eight members are hereditary chiefs from Botswana's principal tribes...
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Brazil|colspan=2|
National Congress
(Congresso Nacional)
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National Congress of Brazil
The National Congress of Brazil is the legislative body of Brazil's federal government.Unlike regional legislative bodies – Legislative Assemblies and City Councils -, the Congress is bicameral, composed of the Federal Senate and the Chamber of Deputies .The Senate represents the 26 states and...
(Congresso Nacional)
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Chamber of Deputies
(Câmara dos Deputados)
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Chamber of Deputies of Brazil
The Chamber of Deputies of Brazil is a federal legislative body and the lower house of the National Congress of Brazil. As of 2006, the chamber comprises 513 deputies, who are elected by proportional representation to serve four-year terms...
(Câmara dos Deputados)
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Federal Senate (Senado Federal)
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Brunei
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Brunei|colspan=2|
Legislative Council
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Kingdom of Bulgaria
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Legislative Council of Brunei
Legislative Council of Brunei is the parliament in Brunei.-History:...
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Kingdom of Bulgaria|colspan=2|
National Assembly
(Народно събрание Narodno sabranie)
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Burkina Faso
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National Assembly of Bulgaria
The National Assembly of Bulgaria is the unicameral parliament and body of the legislative of the Republic of Bulgaria.The National Assembly of Bulgaria was established in 1879 with the Constitution of Bulgaria.-Ordinary National Assembly:...
(Народно събрание Narodno sabranie)
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Burkina Faso|colspan=2|
National Assembly
(Assemblée Nationale)
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Myanmar (Myanmar)
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National Assembly of Burkina Faso
The unicameral National Assembly of Burkina Faso is the country's legislative body. In 1995, it became the lower house of a bicameral Parliament, but the upper house was abolished in 2002.-Past composition:...
(Assemblée Nationale)
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Myanmar (Myanmar)|colspan=2|
Union Assembly (Pyidaungsu Hluttaw)
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People's Assembly (Pyithu Hluttaw)
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National Assembly (Amyotha Hluttaw)
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Burundi
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Burundi|colspan=2|
Parliament
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Parliament of Burundi
The Parliament of Burundi consists of two chambers:*The Senate *The National Assembly...
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National Assembly
(Assemblée nationale)
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National Assembly of Burundi
The National Assembly is the lower chamber of Parliament in Burundi. It consists of 100 directly elected members and between 18 to 21 co-opted members who serve five-year terms....
(Assemblée nationale)
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Senate
(Sénat)
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Cambodia
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Senate of Burundi
The Senate is the upper chamber of Parliament in Burundi. It consists of no fewer than 37 and no more than 54 members who serve 5-year terms....
(Sénat)
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Cambodia|colspan=2|
Parliament
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Parliament of Cambodia
The Parliament of Cambodia is the bicameral legislature of the Government of Cambodia, consisting of the Senate and the National Assembly . The Parliament is composed of 181 members, 123 MPs and 58 Senators. The Constitution established the Kingdom of Cambodia as a constitutional monarchy based...
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National Assembly
(Radhsphea)
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National Assembly of Cambodia
The National Assembly of Cambodia or Radhsphea is the lower house of the Parliament of Cambodia.It has 123 members, elected for five year terms by proportional representation, using provinces as constituencies of 1 to 18 members, and the D'Hondt method of seat distribution.-Elections:Summary of the...
(Radhsphea)
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Senate
(Protsaphea)
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Cameroon
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Senate of Cambodia
The Senate of Cambodia is the upper house of the Parliament of Cambodia.According to the , The Senate is a body that has legislative power and performs its duties as determined in the constitution and law. The Senate consists of 58 members that the number of which does not exceed half of all of...
(Protsaphea)
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Cameroon|colspan=2|
National Assembly
(Assemblée Nationale)
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Canada
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National Assembly of Cameroon
The National Assembly is the parliament of Cameroon. It has 180 members, elected for five-year terms in 49 single and multi-seat constituencies....
(Assemblée Nationale)
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Canada|colspan=2|
Parliament
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Parliament of Canada
The Parliament of Canada is the federal legislative branch of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in the national capital, Ottawa. Formally, the body consists of the Canadian monarch—represented by her governor general—the Senate, and the House of Commons, each element having its own officers and...
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House of Commons
/ Chambre des communes
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Canadian House of Commons
The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...
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Senate
/ Sénat
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Cape Verde
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Canadian Senate
The Senate of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the House of Commons, and the monarch . The Senate consists of 105 members appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister...
/ Sénat
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Cape Verde|colspan=2|
National Assembly
(Asembleia Nacional)
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Central African Republic
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National Assembly of Cape Verde
The unicameral National Assembly is the legislative body of the Republic of Cape Verde.- National People's Assembly :The country's first legislative election took place in June 1975...
(Asembleia Nacional)
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Central African Republic|colspan=2|
National Assembly
(Assemblée nationale)
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Chad
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National Assembly of the Central African Republic
The unicameral National Assembly of the Central African Republic is the country's legislative body.The current National Assembly, formed following elections held on 13 March and 8 May 2005, has a total of 105 members elected in single-member constituencies using the two-round system...
(Assemblée nationale)
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Chad|colspan=2|
National Assembly
(Assemblée nationale)
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Chile
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National Assembly of Chad
The National Assembly is the parliament of Chad. It has 155 members, elected for a four year term in 25 single-member constituencies and 34 multi-member constituencies.-See also:*List of Presidents of the National Assembly of Chad...
(Assemblée nationale)
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Chile|colspan=2|
National Congress
(Congreso Nacional)
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National Congress of Chile
The National Congress is the legislative branch of the government of the Republic of Chile.The National Congress of Chile was founded on July 4, 1811...
(Congreso Nacional)
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Chamber of Deputies
(Cámara de Diputados)
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Chamber of Deputies of Chile
The Chamber of Deputies of the Republic of Chile is the lower house of Chile's bicameral Congress. Its organisation and its powers and duties are defined in articles 42 to 59 of Chile's current constitution....
(Cámara de Diputados)
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Senate of the Republic
(Senado de la República)
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China, People's Republic of
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Senate of Chile
The Senate of the Republic of Chile is the upper house of Chile's bicameral National Congress, as established in the current Constitution of Chile.-Composition:...
(Senado de la República)
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China, People's Republic ofPeople's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
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National People's Congress
( Quánguó Rénmín Dàibiǎo Dàhuì)
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Colombia
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National People's Congress
The National People's Congress , abbreviated NPC , is the highest state body and the only legislative house in the People's Republic of China. The National People's Congress is held in the Great Hall of the People, Beijing, capital of the People's Republic of China; with 2,987 members, it is the...
( Quánguó Rénmín Dàibiǎo Dàhuì)
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Colombia|colspan=2|
Congress
(Congreso)
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Congress of Colombia
The Congress of the Republic of Colombia is the name given to Colombia's bicameral national legislature.The Congress of Colombia consists of the 102-seat Senate , and the 166-seat Chamber of Representatives ...
(Congreso)
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House of Representatives (Cámara de Representantes)
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Senate
(Senado)
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Comoros
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Senate of Colombia
The Senate of the Republic of Colombia is the upper house of the Congress of Colombia, with the lower house being the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia...
(Senado)
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Comoros|colspan=2|
Assembly of the Union
(Assemblée de la Union)
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Congo, Democratic Republic of the
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Assembly of the Union of the Comoros
The unicameral Assembly of the Union of the Comoros is the country's legislative body.The current Assembly of the Union, formed following elections held on 18 and 25 April 2004, has a total of 33 members. 18 member are directly elected in single member constituencies using the two-round system...
(Assemblée de la Union)
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Congo, Democratic Republic of theDemocratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a state located in Central Africa. It is the second largest country in Africa by area and the eleventh largest in the world...
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Parliament
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Parliament of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Parliament of the Democratic Republic of the Congo consists of two chambers:*The Senate *The National Assembly -External links:*...
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National Assembly
(Assemblée nationale)
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National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Composition of the National Assembly...
(Assemblée nationale)
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Senate
(Sénat)
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Congo, Republic of the
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Senate of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Senate is the upper house of the Parliament of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.During the transition period in the Democratic Republic of the Congo , the Senate, aside from its Legislative role, also had the task of drafting the country's new constitution...
(Sénat)
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Congo, Republic of theRepublic of the Congo
The Republic of the Congo , sometimes known locally as Congo-Brazzaville, is a state in Central Africa. It is bordered by Gabon, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo , the Angolan exclave province of Cabinda, and the Gulf of Guinea.The region was dominated by...
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Parliament
(Parlement)
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Parliament of the Republic of the Congo
The Parliament of the Republic of Congo consists of two chambers:*The Senate *The National Assembly...
(Parlement)
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National Assembly
(Assemblée nationale)
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National Assembly of the Republic of the Congo
The Parliament of the Republic of Congo has two chambers. The lower house is the National Assembly . It has 153 members, for a five year term in single-seat constituencies.-See also:...
(Assemblée nationale)
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Senate (Sénat)
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Costa Rica
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Costa Rica|colspan=2|
Legislative Assembly
(Asamblea Legislativa)
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Côte d'Ivoire
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Legislative Assembly of Costa Rica
The Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislative branch of the government of Costa Rica. The national congress building is located in the city capital, San José, specifically in El Carmen District in San José Canton.-Composition:...
(Asamblea Legislativa)
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Côte d'Ivoire|colspan=2|
National Assembly (Assemblée nationale)
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Independent State of Croatia
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Independent State of Croatia|colspan=2|
Croatian Assembly (Hrvatski sabor)
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Cuba
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Cuba|colspan=2|
National Assembly of People's Power (Asamblea Nacional del Poder Popular)
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Cyprus
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Cyprus|colspan=2|
House of Representatives
(Βουλή των Αντιπροσώπων Vouli Antiprosópon / Temsilciler Meclisi)
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Czech Republic
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House of Representatives of Cyprus
The House of Representatives is the parliament of Cyprus. It has 59 members elected for a five year term, 56 members by proportional representation and 3 observer members representing the Maronite, Latin and Armenian minorities...
(Βουλή των Αντιπροσώπων Vouli Antiprosópon / Temsilciler Meclisi)
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Czech Republic|colspan=2|
Parliament of the Czech Republic
(Parlament České republiky)
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Parliament of the Czech Republic
The Parliament of the Czech Republic is the legislative body of the Czech Republic, based in Prague. It consists of two chambers, both elected in direct elections:* the Lower House: Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic...
(Parlament České republiky)
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Chamber of Deputies
(Poslanecká sněmovna)
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Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic
The Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of the Czech Republic. The seat of the Chamber of Deputies is situated in palaces in Malá Strana, Prague....
(Poslanecká sněmovna)
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Senate
(Senát)
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Denmark
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Senate of the Czech Republic
The Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic , usually referred to as Senát, is the upper chamber of the Parliament of the Czech Republic...
(Senát)
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Denmark|colspan=2|
Parliament
(Folketing)
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Djibouti
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Folketing
The Folketing , is the national parliament of Denmark. The name literally means "People's thing"—that is, the people's governing assembly. It is located in Christiansborg Palace, on the islet of Slotsholmen in central Copenhagen....
(Folketing)
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Djibouti|colspan=2|
National Assembly
(Assemblée nationale)
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Dominica
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National Assembly of Djibouti
The National Assembly is the unicameral legislative branch of the government of Djibouti.-Overview:It consists of 65 members – 30 Somali and 30 Afar – elected to serve five-year terms in multi-seat constituencies...
(Assemblée nationale)
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Dominica|colspan=2|
House of Assembly
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Dominican Republic
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House of Assembly of Dominica
The House of Assembly is the legislature of Dominica. It is established by Chapter III of the Constitution of Dominica, and together with the President of Dominica constitutes Dominica's Parliament. The House is unicameral, and consists of twenty-one Representatives, nine Senators, and an...
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Dominican Republic|colspan=2|
National Congress
(Congreso Nacional)
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Congress of the Dominican Republic
The Congress of the Dominican Republic is the bicameral legislature of the government of the Dominican Republic, consisting of two houses, the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies. Both senators and deputies are chosen through direct election...
(Congreso Nacional)
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Chamber of Deputies
(Cámara de Diputados)
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Chamber of Deputies of the Dominican Republic
The Chamber of Deputies is the lower house of theDominican Republic's bicameral National Congress. The upper house is the Senate.It currently comprises 183 deputies who are elected for four-year terms...
(Cámara de Diputados)
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Senate
(Senado)
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East Timor
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Senate of the Dominican Republic
The Senate is the upper house of the Dominican Republic's bicameral National Congress. The lower house is the Chamber of Deputies....
(Senado)
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East Timor|colspan=2|
National Parliament
(Parlamenta Nacional)
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Ecuador
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National Parliament of East Timor
The National Parliament of East Timor is the unicameral national legislature in East Timor. It was created in 2001 as the Constituent Assembly while the country was still under the supervision of the United Nations, but renamed itself to the National Parliament with the attaining of national...
(Parlamenta Nacional)
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Ecuador|colspan=2|
National Assembly
(Asamblea Nacional)
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Egypt
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National Assembly of Ecuador
The National Assembly is the legislative branch of the government of Ecuador that replaced the National Congress in 2009, under the 2008 Constitution.-Eligibility:...
(Asamblea Nacional)
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Egypt|colspan=2|
Parliament
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Parliament of Egypt
The Parliament of Egypt is the currently dissolved bicameral legislature of Egypt. The Parliament is located in Cairo, Egypt's capital. As the legislative branch of the Egyptian government, the Parliament enacts laws, approves the general policy of the State, the general plan for economic and...
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People's Assembly (مجلس الشعب Majilis Al-Sha’ab)
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Consultative Council (مجلس الشورى Majilis Al-Shura)
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El Salvador
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El Salvador|colspan=2|
Legislative Assembly
(Asamblea Legislativa)
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Equatorial Guinea
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Legislative Assembly of El Salvador
The Legislative Assembly is the legislative branch of the government of El Salvador.The Salvadoran legislature is a unicameral body....
(Asamblea Legislativa)
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Equatorial Guinea|colspan=2|
House of People's Representatives (Cámara de Representantes del Pueblo)
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Eritrea
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Eritrea|colspan=2|
National Assembly
(Hagerawi Baito)
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Estonia
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National Assembly of Eritrea
The National Assembly has 104 members, 64 members appointed and 40 members representing the members of the Central Committee of the People's Front for Democracy and Justice . According to the IPU parliament has 150 indirectly elected members. The National Assembly was composed in February 1992...
(Hagerawi Baito)
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Estonia|colspan=2|
State Assembly
(Riigikogu)
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Ethiopia
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Riigikogu
The Riigikogu is the unicameral parliament of Estonia. All important state-related questions pass through the Riigikogu...
(Riigikogu)
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Ethiopia|colspan=2|
Parliament
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House of People's Representatives
(የሕዝብ ተወካዮች ምክር ቤት Yehizbtewekayoch Mekir Bet)
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House of People's Representatives
The Federal Parliamentary Assembly of Ethiopia has two chambers. The lower house is the House of Peoples' Representatives with 547 members , elected for five-year terms in single-seat constituencies.-Speakers of the House of Peoples'...
(የሕዝብ ተወካዮች ምክር ቤት Yehizbtewekayoch Mekir Bet)
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House of Federation
(የፌዴሬሽን ምክር ቤት Yefedereshn Mekir Bet)
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Fiji
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House of Federation
The House of Federation is the upper house of the bicamerial Parliament of Ethiopia of Ethiopia. It has 112 members....
(የፌዴሬሽን ምክር ቤት Yefedereshn Mekir Bet)
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Fiji|colspan=2|
Parliament
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Parliament of Fiji
Fiji's Parliament is bicameral. The House of Representatives has 71 members. 25 of these are elected by universal suffrage. The remaining 46 are reserved for Fiji's ethnic communities and are elected from communal electoral rolls: 23 Fijians, 19 Indo-Fijians, 1 Rotuman, and 3 "General electors"...
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House of Representatives
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House of Representatives (Fiji)
The House of Representatives is the lower chamber of Fiji's Parliament. It is the more powerful of the two chambers; it alone has the power to initiate legislation...
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Finland
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Senate (Fiji)
The Senate of Fiji is the upper chamber of Parliament. It is the less powerful of the two chambers; it may not initiate legislation, but may amend or veto it. The Senate's powers over financial bills are more restricted: it may veto them in their entirety, but may not amend them...
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Finland|colspan=2|
Parliament
(Eduskunta)
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Early Modern France
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Parliament of Finland
The Eduskunta , is the parliament of Finland. The unicameral parliament has 200 members and meets in the Parliament House in Helsinki. The latest election to the parliament took place on April 17, 2011.- Constitution :...
(Eduskunta)
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Parliament
(Parlement)
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Parliament of France
The French Parliament is the bicameral legislature of the French Republic, consisting of the Senate and the National Assembly . Each assembly conducts legislative sessions at a separate location in Paris: the Palais du Luxembourg for the Senate, the Palais Bourbon for the National Assembly.Each...
(Parlement)
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National Assembly
(Assemblée nationale)
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French National Assembly
The French National Assembly is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of France under the Fifth Republic. The upper house is the Senate ....
(Assemblée nationale)
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Senate
(Sénat)
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Gabon
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French Senate
The Senate is the upper house of the Parliament of France, presided over by a president.The Senate enjoys less prominence than the lower house, the directly elected National Assembly; debates in the Senate tend to be less tense and generally enjoy less media coverage.-History:France's first...
(Sénat)
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Gabon|colspan=2|
Parliament
(Parlement)
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Parliament of Gabon
The Parliament of Gabon consists of two chambers:*The Senate *The National Assembly...
(Parlement)
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National Assembly
(Assemblée nationale)
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National Assembly of Gabon
The National Assembly of Gabon is the lower house of the Parliament of Gabon. It has 120 members, 111 members elected for a five year term in single-seat constituencies and 9 members appointed by the President.-Latest results:...
(Assemblée nationale)
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Senate
(Sénat)
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Gambia, The
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Senate of Gabon
The Senate is the upper house of the Parliament of Gabon. It has 102 members, elected for a six year term in single-seat constituencies by local and départemental councillors...
(Sénat)
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Gambia, TheThe Gambia
The Republic of The Gambia, commonly referred to as The Gambia, or Gambia , is a country in West Africa. Gambia is the smallest country on mainland Africa, surrounded by Senegal except for a short coastline on the Atlantic Ocean in the west....
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National Assembly
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Georgia (country)
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National Assembly of the Gambia
The National Assembly is the legislative branch of government in The Gambia.- Composition and electoral system:The National Assembly is unicameral and consists of 53 members who serve a five-year term. 48 members are directly elected while the remaining five are appointed by the President...
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Parliament of Georgia
(საქართველოს პარლამენტი Sak'art'velos Parlamenti)
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Germany
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Parliament of Georgia
Parliament of Georgia is the supreme legislature of Georgia. It is unicameral and has 150 members, known as deputies, from which 75 members are proportional representatives and 75 are elected through single-member district plurality system, representing their constituencies...
(საქართველოს პარლამენტი Sak'art'velos Parlamenti)
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Federal Diet
(Bundestag)
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Bundestag
The Bundestag is a federal legislative body in Germany. In practice Germany is governed by a bicameral legislature, of which the Bundestag serves as the lower house and the Bundesrat the upper house. The Bundestag is established by the German Basic Law of 1949, as the successor to the earlier...
(Bundestag)
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Federal Council
(Bundesrat)
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Ghana
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Bundesrat of Germany
The German Bundesrat is a legislative body that represents the sixteen Länder of Germany at the federal level...
(Bundesrat)
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Ghana|colspan=2|
Parliament
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Greece
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Parliament of Ghana
The Parliament of Ghana is the legislative body of the Ghanaian government.-History:Legislative representation in Ghana dates back to 1850, when the country was a British colony. The body, called the Legislative Council, was purely advisory as the Governor exercised all legislative and executive...
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Greece|colspan=2|
Hellenic Parliament
(Βουλή των Ελλήνων Vouli ton Ellinon)
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Grenada
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Hellenic Parliament
The Hellenic Parliament , also the Parliament of the Hellenes, is the Parliament of Greece, located in the Parliament House , overlooking Syntagma Square in Athens, Greece....
(Βουλή των Ελλήνων Vouli ton Ellinon)
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Grenada|colspan=2|
Parliament
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Parliament of Grenada
The Parliament of Grenada is composed of the Monarch and two chambers:*The House of Representatives has 15 members, elected for a five year term in single-seat constituencies.*The Senate has 13 appointed members....
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House of Representatives of Grenada
The House of Representatives is the lower house of the Parliament of Grenada. It has 15 members, elected for a five year term in single-seat constituencies. The members are, for each seat and party, listed below:-Summary 2008 election:...
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Senate
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Guatemala
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Senate of Grenada
The Senate is the upper house of the Parliament of Grenada. It has 13 appointed members; 10 are appointed by the government of Grenada, and three by the leader of the opposition. The current president is Joan Purcell, elected in 2008.-See also:...
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Guatemala|colspan=2|
Congress of the Republic
(Congreso de la República)
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Guinea
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Congress of Guatemala
The Congress of the Republic is the unicameral legislature of the Republic of Guatemala.It comprises 158 deputies, who are elected by direct universal suffrage to serve four-year terms . Twenty-nine of these are elected from nationwide lists, with the rest on a district list basis...
(Congreso de la República)
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Guinea|colspan=2|
National Assembly
(Assemblée nationale)
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Guinea-Bissau
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National Assembly of Guinea
The unicameral National Assembly of Guinea is the country's legislative body.The National Assembly that was formed following the 30 June 2002 parliamentary election had a total of 114 members...
(Assemblée nationale)
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Guinea-Bissau|colspan=2|
National People's Assembly
(Assembleia Nacional Popular)
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Guyana
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National People's Assembly of Guinea-Bissau
The unicameral National People's Assembly of Guinea-Bissau is the country's legislative body.The current National People's Assembly, formed following elections held on 28 March 2004, has a total of 102 seats. 100 members are elected through a system of party-list proportional representation...
(Assembleia Nacional Popular)
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Guyana|colspan=2|
National Assembly
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Haiti
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National Assembly of Guyana
The National Assembly is the parliament of Guyana. It has 65 members, 53 members elected for a five-year term by proportional representation and 12 members delegated by local government councils...
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Haiti|colspan=2|
National Assembly
(Assemblée nationale)
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National Assembly of Haïti
The Parliament of Haiti is the legislature of the Republic of Haiti. It sits at the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince. The Parliament is bicameral, the upper house being the Senate of Haiti and the lower house being the Chamber of Deputies of Haiti....
(Assemblée nationale)
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Chamber of Deputies
(Chambre des Députés)
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Chamber of Deputies of Haïti
The Chamber of Deputies is the lower house of Haiti's bicameral legislature, the National Assembly. The upper house of the National Assembly is the Senate of Haiti. The Chamber has ninety-nine members who are elected by popular vote to four-year terms...
(Chambre des Députés)
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Senate
(Sénat)
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Honduras
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Senate of Haiti
The Senate of Haiti is the upper house of Haiti's bicameral legislature, the National Assembly. The lower house of the National Assembly is the Chamber of Deputies. The Senate consists of thirty seats, with three members from each of the ten administrative departments. Prior to the creation of the...
(Sénat)
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Honduras|colspan=2|
National Congress (Congreso Nacional)
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Hungary
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Hungary|colspan=2|
National Assembly
(Országgyűlés)
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Iceland
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National Assembly of Hungary
The National Assembly or Diet is the parliament of Hungary. The unicameral body consists of 386 members elected to 4-year terms. Election of members is based on a complex system involving both area and list election; parties must win at least 5% of the popular vote in order to enter list members...
(Országgyűlés)
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Iceland|colspan=2|
Assembly of All
(Alþingi)
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India
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Althing
The Alþingi, anglicised variously as Althing or Althingi, is the national parliament of Iceland. The Althingi is the oldest parliamentary institution in the world still extant...
(Alþingi)
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India|colspan=2|
Parliament
(संसद Sansad)
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Parliament of India
The Parliament of India is the supreme legislative body in India. Founded in 1919, the Parliament alone possesses legislative supremacy and thereby ultimate power over all political bodies in India. The Parliament of India comprises the President and the two Houses, Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha...
(संसद Sansad)
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House of the People
(लोक सभा Lok Sabha)
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Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha or House of the People is the lower house of the Parliament of India. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by direct election under universal adult suffrage. As of 2009, there have been fifteen Lok Sabhas elected by the people of India...
(लोक सभा Lok Sabha)
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Council of States
(राज्य सभा Rajya Sabha)
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Indonesia
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Rajya Sabha
The Rajya Sabha or Council of States is the upper house of the Parliament of India. Rajya means "state," and Sabha means "assembly hall" in Sanskrit. Membership is limited to 250 members, 12 of whom are chosen by the President of India for their expertise in specific fields of art, literature,...
(राज्य सभा Rajya Sabha)
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Indonesia|colspan=2|
People's Consultative Assembly
(Majelis Permusyawaratan Rakyat)
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People's Consultative Assembly
The People's Consultative Assembly is the legislative branch in Indonesia's political system. It is composed of the members of the People's Representative Council and the Regional Representative Council. Before 2004, and the amendments to the 1945 Constitution, the MPR was the highest governing...
(Majelis Permusyawaratan Rakyat)
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People's Representative Council
(Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat)
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People's Representative Council
The People's Representative Council , sometimes referred to as the House of Representatives, is one of two elected national legislative assemblies in Indonesia....
(Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat)
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Regional Representatives Council
(Dewan Perwakilan Daerah)
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Iran
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Regional Representatives Council
The The Regional Representative Council is one of two parliamentary chambers in Indonesia. Together with the People's Representative Council, it makes up a third chamber, the People's Consultative Assembly.-History:...
(Dewan Perwakilan Daerah)
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Iran|colspan=2|
Assembly
(مجلس Majlis)
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Iraq
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Majlis of Iran
The National Consultative Assembly of Iran , also called The Iranian Parliament or People's House, is the national legislative body of Iran...
(مجلس Majlis)
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Iraq|colspan=2|
Council of Representatives of Iraq (مجلس النواب العراقي Majlis Al-Niwab Al-Iraqi)
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Ireland
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IrelandRepublic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
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Parliament (Oireachtas)
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House of Representatives of Ireland
(Dáil Éireann)
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Dáil Éireann
Dáil Éireann is the lower house, but principal chamber, of the Oireachtas , which also includes the President of Ireland and Seanad Éireann . It is directly elected at least once in every five years under the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote...
(Dáil Éireann)
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Senate of Ireland
(Seanad Éireann)
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Israel
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Seanad Éireann
Seanad Éireann is the upper house of the Oireachtas , which also comprises the President of Ireland and Dáil Éireann . It is commonly called the Seanad or Senate and its members Senators or Seanadóirí . Unlike Dáil Éireann, it is not directly elected but consists of a mixture of members chosen by...
(Seanad Éireann)
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Israel|colspan=2|
Assembly
(כנסת Knesset)
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Italy
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Knesset
The Knesset is the unicameral legislature of Israel, located in Givat Ram, Jerusalem.-Role in Israeli Government :The legislative branch of the Israeli government, the Knesset passes all laws, elects the President and Prime Minister , approves the cabinet, and supervises the work of the government...
(כנסת Knesset)
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Italian Parliament
(Parlamento Italiano)
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Parliament of Italy
The Parliament of Italy is the national parliament of Italy. It is a bicameral legislature with 945 elected members . The Chamber of Deputies, with 630 members is the lower house. The Senate of the Republic is the upper house and has 315 members .Since 2005, a party list electoral law is being...
(Parlamento Italiano)
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Chamber of Deputies (Camera dei Deputati)
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(Senato della Repubblica)
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Jamaica
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Italian Senate
The Senate of the Republic is the upper house of the Italian Parliament. It was established in its current form on 8 May 1948, but previously existed during the Kingdom of Italy as Senato del Regno , itself a continuation of the Senato Subalpino of Sardinia-Piedmont established on 8 May 1848...
(Senato della Repubblica)
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Jamaica|colspan=2|
Parliament
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Parliament of Jamaica
The Parliament of Jamaica is the legislative branch of the government of Jamaica. It is a bicameral body, composed of an appointed Senate and an elected House of Representatives....
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Japan
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Japan|colspan=2|
Diet
(国会 Kokkai)
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Diet of Japan
The is Japan's bicameral legislature. It is composed of a lower house, called the House of Representatives, and an upper house, called the House of Councillors. Both houses of the Diet are directly elected under a parallel voting system. In addition to passing laws, the Diet is formally...
(国会 Kokkai)
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House of Representatives
(衆議院 Shūgiin)
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House of Representatives of Japan
The is the lower house of the Diet of Japan. The House of Councillors of Japan is the upper house.The House of Representatives has 480 members, elected for a four-year term. Of these, 180 members are elected from 11 multi-member constituencies by a party-list system of proportional representation,...
(衆議院 Shūgiin)
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House of Councillors (参議院 Sangiin)
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Jordan
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Jordan|colspan=2|
National Assembly (مجلس الأمة Majlis al-Umma)
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Assembly of Deputies (مجلس النواب Majlis al-Nuwaab)
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Assembly of Senators (مجلس الأعيان Majlis al-Aayan)
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Kazakhstan
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Kazakhstan|colspan=2|
Parliament
(Parlamenti)
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Parliament of Kazakhstan
The Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan is the bicameral legislature of Kazakhstan, according to the 1995 Constitution of Kazakhstan. The lower house is the Majilis, with 77 seats, elected to four year terms, 67 in single seat constituencies and 10 by proportional representation...
(Parlamenti)
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Assembly
(Mazhilis)
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Majilis
The Majilis is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of Kazakhstan, known as the Parlamenti, in the Government of Kazakhstan. The upper house of Parliament is the Senate of Kazakhstan. There are 77 seats, 67 in single seat constituencies and 10 by proportional representation, in the Majilis...
(Mazhilis)
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Senate
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Kenya
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Senate of Kazakhstan
The Senate of Kazakhastan is the upper house of two chambers in Kazakhstan's legislature, known as the Parliament . The Senate has 47 members, 40 of whom are elected for six-year terms in double-seat constituencies by the local assemblies, half renewed every two years; and 7 presidential...
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Kenya|colspan=2|
National Assembly
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Kiribati
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National Assembly of Kenya
The unicameral National Assembly of Kenya is the country's legislative body.The current National Assembly has a total of 224 members. 210 members are directly elected in single member constituencies using the simple majority system...
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Kiribati|colspan=2|
House of Assembly
(Maneaba ni Maungatabu)
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Korea, North
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House of Assembly of Kiribati
The House of Assembly of Kiribati has 46 members, 44 elected for a four year term in single-seat and multi-seat constituencies, 1 delegate from Banaba Island and 1 ex-officio member .Created with the Constitution of 12 July 1979, its new seat is at Ambo since October 2000, on South Tarawa...
(Maneaba ni Maungatabu)
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Korea, NorthNorth Korea
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea , , is a country in East Asia, occupying the northern half of the Korean Peninsula. Its capital and largest city is Pyongyang. The Korean Demilitarized Zone serves as the buffer zone between North Korea and South Korea...
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Supreme People's Assembly
(최고인민회의 Ch'oe-go In-min Hoe-ŭi)
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Korea, South
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Supreme People's Assembly
The Supreme People's Assembly is the unicameral parliament of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea , commonly known as North Korea...
(최고인민회의 Ch'oe-go In-min Hoe-ŭi)
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Korea, SouthSouth Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
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National Assembly (국회 Gukhoe)
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Kuwait
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Kuwait|colspan=2|
National Assembly
(مجلس الأمة Majlis al-Umma)
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Kyrgyzstan
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National Assembly of Kuwait
The National Assembly of Kuwait, known as the Majlis Al-Umma , is the legislature of Kuwait. The current speaker of the Assembly is Jassem Al-Kharafi. The Emir unconstitutionally dissolved the National Assembly in 1986 and restored it after the Gulf War in 1992...
(مجلس الأمة Majlis al-Umma)
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Kyrgyzstan|colspan=2|
Supreme Council
(Joghorku Keneš)
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Laos
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Supreme Council of Kyrgyzstan
The Supreme Council of Kyrgyzstan is the unicameral Parliament of Kyrgyzstan. It has 120 seats with members elected for a five-year term by party-list proportional voting.-History:...
(Joghorku Keneš)
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Laos|colspan=2|
National Assembly
(Sapha Heng Xat)
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Latvia
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National Assembly of Laos
The unicameral National Assembly of Laos is the parliament of Laos. It was established in its current form by the Lao Constitution of 1991 , replacing the Supreme People's Assembly. After the December 1997 elections, the number of seats were increased to 99, a new structure was announced and...
(Sapha Heng Xat)
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Latvia|colspan=2|
Parliament
(Saeima)
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Lebanon
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Saeima
Saeima is the parliament of the Republic of Latvia. It is a unicameral parliament consisting of 100 members who are elected by proportional representation, with seats allocated to political parties which gain at least 5% of the popular vote. Elections are scheduled to be held once every four years,...
(Saeima)
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Lebanon|colspan=2|
Assembly of Deputies
(مجلس النواب Majlis an-Nuwwab)
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Lesotho
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Parliament of Lebanon
The Parliament of Lebanon is the national parliament of Lebanon. There are 128 members elected to a four-year terms in multi-member constituencies, apportioned among Lebanon's diverse Christian and Muslim denominations. Lebanon has universal adult suffrage...
(مجلس النواب Majlis an-Nuwwab)
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Lesotho|colspan=2|
Parliament
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Parliament of Lesotho
The Parliament of Lesotho consists of two chambers:*The Senate *The National Assembly -External links:*****...
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National Assembly
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National Assembly of Lesotho
The National Assembly of Lesotho is the lower chamber of the country's bicameral Parliament.The current National Assembly, formed following elections held on 17 February 2007, has a total of 120 members. 80 members are elected in single member constituencies using the simple majority system...
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Senate
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Liberia
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Senate of Lesotho
The Senate of Lesotho is the upper chamber of the country's bicameral Parliament.The current Senate has a total of 33 members. 22 are hereditary Principal chiefs and 11 are nominated by the King. Members serve five-year terms....
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Legislature
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Legislature of Liberia
The Legislature of Liberia is bicameral, consisting of a Senate and House of Representatives , in the same manner as the Congress of the United States....
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House of Representatives
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House of Representatives of Liberia
The House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the bicameral Liberian Legislature. Legislative elections took place on 11 October 2005, and the elected members took office in January 2006.-Candidate eligibility:...
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Senate
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Libya
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Senate of Liberia
The Senate of Liberia is the upper house of the bicameral legislative branch of Liberia, and together with the House of Representatives comprises the Legislature of Liberia...
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Libya|colspan=2|
General People's Congress
(مؤتمر الشعب العام الليبي Mu'tammar al-sha'ab al 'âmm)
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Liechtenstein
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General People's Congress of Libya
The General People's Congress of Libya was the national legislature of Muammar Gaddafi's Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya governance structure. It consisted of 2,700 representatives of the Basic People's Congresses...
(مؤتمر الشعب العام الليبي Mu'tammar al-sha'ab al 'âmm)
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Liechtenstein|colspan=2|
Diet
(Landtag)
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Lithuania
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Landtag of Liechtenstein
The Diet is the parliament or legislature of Liechtenstein. It has 25 members, elected for a four year term by proportional representation in two multi-seat constituencies....
(Landtag)
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Lithuania|colspan=2|
Parliament
(Seimas)
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Luxembourg
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Seimas
The Seimas is the unicameral Lithuanian parliament. It has 141 members that are elected for a four-year term. About half of the members of this legislative body are elected in individual constituencies , and the other half are elected by nationwide vote according to proportional representation...
(Seimas)
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Luxembourg|colspan=2|
Chamber of Deputies
(Châmber vun Députéirten)
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Macedonia, Republic of
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Chamber of Deputies of Luxembourg
The Chamber of Deputies , abbreviated to the Chamber, is the unicameral national legislature of Luxembourg. 'Krautmaart' is sometimes used as a metonym for the Chamber, after the square on which the Hôtel de la Chambre is located....
(Châmber vun Députéirten)
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Macedonia, Republic ofRepublic of Macedonia
Macedonia , officially the Republic of Macedonia , is a country located in the central Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe. It is one of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in 1991...
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Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia
The Parliament of the Republic of Macedonia, the Assembly , has 123 members, elected for a four year term, by proportional representation from 6 electoral districts, each contributing 20 MPs.- Result :...
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Parliament of Madagascar
The Parliament of Madagascar has two chambers.*the National Assembly has 160 members, elected for a four year term in single-member and two-member constituencies...
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National Assembly of Madagascar
The Parliament has two chambers. The lower house is the National Assembly .The Assembly has 160 members, elected for a four year term in single-member and two-member constituencies...
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Senate
(Sénat)
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Malawi
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Senate of Madagascar
The Senate of Madagascar is the upper chamber of the bicameral Parliament of Madagascar. The Senate has 33 members: 22 are indirectly elected, one from each of the 22 regions of Madagascar, and 11 are appointed by the President....
(Sénat)
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National Assembly
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Malaysia
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National Assembly of Malawi
The unicameral National Assembly of Malawi is the country's legislative body. It consists of Members of Parliament from each constituency. They are more commonly addressed as "Members of Parliament" or "MP's"....
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Parliament
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Parliament of Malaysia
The Parliament of Malaysia is the national legislature of Malaysia, based on the Westminster system. The bicameral parliament consists of the House of Representatives and the Senate. The King as the Head of State is the third component of Parliament....
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House of Representatives (Dewan Rakyat)
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Senate (Dewan Negara)
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Maldives
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Assembly
(Majlis)
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Mali
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Majlis of the Maldives
The Majlis of the Maldives or the People’s Majlis is the main legislature body of the Maldives. The Majlis has the authority to enact, amend and revise laws, except the constitution of the Maldives. Majlis is composed of 77 members...
(Majlis)
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National Assembly
(Assemblée nationale)
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Malta
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National Assembly of Mali
The unicameral National Assembly of Mali is the country's legislative body.The current National Assembly, formed following elections held on 14 and 28 July 2002, has a total of 160 members. 147 members are directly elected in single or multi-member constituencies using the Two-Round system...
(Assemblée nationale)
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Malta|colspan=2|
House of Representatives
(Kamra tad-Deputati)
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Marshall Islands
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House of Representatives of Malta
The House of Representatives is the unicameral legislature of Malta and a component of the Parliament of Malta.The House is composed of an odd number of members elected for a five year term...
(Kamra tad-Deputati)
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Legislature
(Nitijela)
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Mauritania
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Legislature of the Marshall Islands
The Legislature of the Marshall Islands has 33 members, elected for a four year term in single-seat and five multi-seat constituencies...
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Parliament
(Barlamene)
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Parliament of Mauritania
The Parliament has two chambers.*the National Assembly has 81 members, elected for a five year term in single-seat constituencies....
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National Assembly
(Al Jamiya al-Wataniyah)
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National Assembly of Mauritania
The Parliament has two chambers. The National Assembly has 81 members, elected for a five year term in single-seat constituencies. From 1961-1978, the only legal party was the Parti du Peuple Mauritanien . In the 1990s, a multiparty system was introduced in Mauritania...
(Al Jamiya al-Wataniyah)
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Assembly of Senators
(Majlis al-Shuyukh)
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Mauritius
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Senate of Mauritania
The Parliament has two chambers. The upper house is the Senate . The Senate has 56 members, 53 members elected for a six year term by municipal councillors with one third renewed every two years and 3 members elected by Mauritanians abroad.-See also:*List of Presidents of the Senate of Mauritania...
(Majlis al-Shuyukh)
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National Assembly
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Mexico
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National Assembly of Mauritius
The National Assembly is Mauritius's unicameral parliament, which was called the Legislative Assembly until 1992, when the country became a republic...
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Congress of the Union
(Congreso de la Unión)
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Congress of Mexico
The Congress of the Union is the legislative branch of the Mexican government...
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Chamber of Deputies of Mexico
The Chamber of Deputies is the lower house of the Congress of the Union, Mexico's bicameral legislature. The structure and responsibilities of both chambers of Congress are defined in Articles 50 to 70 of the current constitution.-Composition:The Chamber of Deputies is composed of one federal...
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Chamber of Senators
(Cámara de Senadores)
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Micronesia, Federated States of
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Senate of Mexico
The Senate of the Republic, constitutionally Chamber of Senators of the Honorable Congress of the Union After a series of reforms during the 1990s, it is now made up of 128 senators:...
(Cámara de Senadores)
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Micronesia, Federated States ofFederated States of Micronesia
The Federated States of Micronesia or FSM is an independent, sovereign island nation, made up of four states from west to east: Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei and Kosrae. It comprises approximately 607 islands with c...
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Congress
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Moldova
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(Parlamentul)
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Monaco
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Parliament of the Republic of Moldova
The Parliament of the Republic of Moldova is a unicameral assembly with 101 seats. Its members are elected by popular vote every 4 years. The parliament then elects a president, who functions as the head of state...
(Parlamentul)
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National Council
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Mongolia
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National Council of Monaco
The National Council is the parliament of the Principality of Monaco. Its 24 members are elected from lists by universal suffrage for five-year terms, and though it may act independently of the Prince, he may dissolve it at any time, provided that new elections be held within three months.The...
(Conseil National)
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State Great Assembly (Улсын Их Хурал Ulsyn Ich-Chural)
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Kingdom of Montenegro
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Assembly
(Skupština / Скупштина)
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Morocco
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Parliament of Montenegro
The Parliament of Montenegro is the unicameral legislature of Montenegro. The Parliament currently has 81 members, each elected for a four-year term. The current Speaker of the Parliament is Ranko Krivokapić, while the deputy speakers are Željko Šturanović and Rifat Rastoder...
(Skupština / Скупштина)
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Parliament
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Parliament of Morocco
The Parliament of Morocco is located in Rabat, the capital of Morocco.- Composition :Since 1996, the national legislature has become bicameral and has therefore two parliamentary chambers:...
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Assembly of Representatives
(Majlis al-Nuwab)
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Assembly of Representatives of Morocco
The Moroccan Parliament has two chambers. The Assembly of Representatives has 325 members elected for a five year term, 295 elected in multi-seat constituencies and 30 in national lists consisting only of women. The other chamber is the Assembly of Councillors.-See also:* Assembly of Councillors*...
(Majlis al-Nuwab)
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Assembly of Councillors
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Mozambique
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Assembly of Councillors
The Assembly of Councillors is the upper house of the Parliament of Morocco and has 270 members, elected for a nine year term, elected by local councils , professional chambers and wage-earners ....
(Majlis al-Mustasharin)
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Assembly of the Republic
(Assembleia da República)
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Myanmar
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Assembly of the Republic of Mozambique
The unicameral Assembly of the Republic is the legislative body of Mozambique.The first President of the National Assembly of the People's Republic of Mozambique was President Samora Moises Machel...
(Assembleia da República)
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Union Assembly (Pyidaungsu Hluttaw)
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Namibia
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Parliament of Namibia
Parliament is the law-making body of Namibia legislature. It consists of two chambers:#The National Assembly initiates and approves laws...
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National Assembly of Namibia
The National Assembly of Namibia is the lower chamber of the country's bicameral Parliament. It has a total of 78 members. 72 members are directly elected through a system of party-list proportional representation and serve five-year terms. Six additional members are appointed by the President.The...
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Nauru
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National Council of Namibia
The National Council of Namibia is the upper chamber of the country's bicameral Parliament.The 26 National Council members are chosen by regional councils, which are directly elected for a term of six-years. Each of the 13 regional councils chooses two of its members to serve on the National Council...
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Parliament
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Nepal
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Parliament of Nauru
The Parliament of Nauru has 18 members, elected for a three year term in multi-seat constituencies. The President of Nauru is elected by the members of the Parliament.The members of the Parliament of Nauru are elected by a positional voting system....
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Constituent Assembly
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Nepalese Constituent Assembly
The Nepalese Constituent Assembly is a unicameral body of 601 members formed as a result of the Constituent Assembly election that was held on April 10, 2008. The Constituent Assembly is tasked with writing a new constitution, and it will act as the interim legislature for a term of two years...
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States-General
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States-General of the Netherlands
The States-General of the Netherlands is the bicameral legislature of the Netherlands, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The parliament meets in at the Binnenhof in The Hague. The archaic Dutch word "staten" originally related to the feudal classes in which medieval...
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House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer, Second Chamber)
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New Zealand
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New Zealand|colspan=2|
House of Representatives
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Nicaragua
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New Zealand House of Representatives
The New Zealand House of Representatives is the sole chamber of the legislature of New Zealand. The House and the Queen of New Zealand form the New Zealand Parliament....
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National Assembly
(Asamblea Nacional)
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Niger
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National Assembly of Nicaragua
The National Assembly is the legislative branch of the government of Nicaragua.-Composition:The Nicaraguan legislature is a unicameral body....
(Asamblea Nacional)
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National Assembly
(Assemblée nationale)
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National Assembly of Niger
The unicameral National Assembly of Niger is the country's sole legislative body. The National Assembly may propose laws and is required to approve all legislation.-History:...
(Assemblée nationale)
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National Assembly
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Nigerian National Assembly
The National Assembly of the Federal Republic of Nigeria is a bicameral legislature established under section 4 of the Nigerian Constitution. It consists of a Senate and a 360-member House of Representatives...
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Norway
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Great Assembly (Storting)
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Consultative Assembly of Oman
The Consultative Assembly has 83 elected members and it's the legislature of Oman. However, the monarch makes final selections and can negate election results. Oman doesn't allow political parties. Only non-partisans have been elected...
(Majlis al-Shura)
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Assembly of State
(Majlis al-Dawla)
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Pakistan
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Council of State of Oman
The Council of State is the upper house of the Council of Oman.It was established by Royal Decree No. 86/97 on December 16th 1997.- Composition :The State Council is appointed by the Head of State for a 4 year term...
(Majlis al-Dawla)
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Assembly of Councillors (Majlis-e-Shoora)
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National Assembly
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National Assembly of Pakistan
The National Assembly of Pakistan is the lower house of the bicameral Majlis-e-Shura, which also compromises the President of Pakistan and Senate . The National Assembly and the Senate both convene at Parliament House in Islamabad...
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Palau
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Senate of Pakistan
The Senate of Pakistan is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of Pakistan. Elections are held every three years for one half of the senate and each senator has a term of six years...
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National Congress
(Olbiil era Kelulau)
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Palau National Congress
Palau has bicameral legislature, the Palau National Congress , consisting of the House of Delegates and the Senate of Palau. The House of Delegates has 16 members, each serving four-year terms in single-seat constituencies. The Senate has 9 members, also serving four-year terms in single-seat...
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