Majlis an-Nuwwāb

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Majlis an-Nuwwāb is the Arabic name for Lebanon’s unicameral national legislature, responsible for lawmaking, budget approval, and overseeing the government.

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Majlis an-Nuwwāb canonical 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative body ⓘ
national parliament ⓘ
unicameral legislature ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Lebanese Parliament ⓘ
arabicScriptName مجلس النواب ⓘ
budgetaryFunction examines and approves the state budget ⓘ
buildingName Lebanese Parliament Building ⓘ
constitutionalBasis Constitution of Lebanon ⓘ
constitutionalRole exercises legislative power ⓘ
represents the Lebanese people ⓘ
country Lebanon ⓘ
electoralSystem confessional allocation of seats ⓘ
multi-member constituencies ⓘ
EnglishName Parliament of Lebanon ⓘ
linked to: Lebanese Parliament
established 1926 ⓘ
governmentBranch legislative branch ⓘ
hasCommitteeSystem yes ⓘ
hasPublicSessions yes ⓘ
historicalPredecessor Representative Council of Lebanon ⓘ
linked to: Lebanese Parliament
jurisdiction Lebanon ⓘ
legislativeChamberType unicameral ⓘ
locatedIn Beirut ⓘ
meetsIn Nejmeh Square ⓘ
memberTitle Member of Parliament ⓘ
numberOfMembers 128 ⓘ
officialLanguage Arabic ⓘ
oversightFunction forms investigative committees ⓘ
questions ministers ⓘ
power amend the constitution ⓘ
approve state budget ⓘ
elect the President of the Republic ⓘ
enact laws ⓘ
grant confidence to the government ⓘ
ratify international treaties ⓘ
withdraw confidence from the government ⓘ
region Middle East ⓘ
role budget approval ⓘ
government oversight ⓘ
lawmaking ⓘ
sessionType extraordinary sessions ⓘ
ordinary sessions ⓘ
speakerTitle Speaker of the Parliament ⓘ
supervises Council of Ministers of Lebanon ⓘ
termLength 4 years ⓘ
typeOfMembers elected deputies ⓘ
usesElectoralLaw Lebanese electoral law ⓘ
votingSystem majority vote ⓘ

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Lebanese Parliament → officialName → Majlis an-Nuwwāb ⓘ