Ethiopian Parliament

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The Ethiopian Parliament is the national legislature of Ethiopia, responsible for making federal laws and overseeing the executive branch.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf national legislature
parliament
branchOfGovernment legislative branch of Ethiopia
budgetaryControl federal budget of Ethiopia
canAmend federal laws of Ethiopia
canRemove Prime Minister of Ethiopia
constitutionalBasis Constitution of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
constitutionalRole guardian of federalism in Ethiopia
representation of nations, nationalities and peoples of Ethiopia
country Ethiopia
electoralSystemLowerHouse first-past-the-post voting
elects President of Ethiopia (joint role or via lower house, depending on constitutional practice)
establishedInCurrentForm 1995
governmentType bicameral legislature
hasAuthorityOver federal policy-making in Ethiopia
hasComponent House of Federation
House of Peoples' Representatives
hasWebsite official website of the Ethiopian Parliament (federal legislature)
jurisdiction federal government of Ethiopia
languageUsed Amharic
legalSystemContext civil law influenced legal system of Ethiopia
legislativeBranchOf Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
linked to: Ethiopia
location Addis Ababa
lowerHouse House of Peoples' Representatives
meetsFrequency regular sessions and extraordinary sessions as needed
meetsIn Parliament Building, Addis Ababa
oversightMechanisms committees of inquiry
parliamentary inquiries
questioning of ministers
participatesIn constitutional amendment procedures of Ethiopia
power approve federal budget
enact federal legislation
oversight of the Council of Ministers
ratify international agreements
regionRepresented Ethiopian federal member states
relatedInstitution Council of Ministers of Ethiopia
Federal Supreme Court of Ethiopia
responsibility making federal laws
overseeing the executive branch
roleOfHouseOfFederation interpretation of the constitution
representation of regional states
roleOfHouseOfPeoplesRepresentatives primary legislative authority
sessionVenue Ethiopian Parliament Building
supervises federal executive branch
termLengthLowerHouseMembers 5 years
typeOfBody representative assembly
upperHouse House of Federation

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Addis Ababa isSeatOf Ethiopian Parliament
President of Ethiopia appointedBy House of Peoples' Representatives of Ethiopia
linked to: Ethiopian Parliament
President of Ethiopia appointedBy House of Federation of Ethiopia
linked to: Ethiopian Parliament
President of Ethiopia confirmedBy Federal Parliamentary Assembly of Ethiopia
linked to: Ethiopian Parliament
Sahle-Work Zewde appointed by Ethiopian Federal Parliamentary Assembly
linked to: Ethiopian Parliament
Sahle-Work Zewde electedBy Federal Parliamentary Assembly of Ethiopia
linked to: Ethiopian Parliament
Constitution of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia adoptedBy Constituent Assembly of Ethiopia
linked to: Ethiopian Parliament
Government of Ethiopia hasBranch Legislative branch of Ethiopia
linked to: Ethiopian Parliament
Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front controlledInstitution House of Peoples' Representatives of Ethiopia
linked to: Ethiopian Parliament
Eritrea–Ethiopia federation legislativeBody Ethiopian Imperial Parliament
linked to: Ethiopian Parliament