Parliament of Algeria

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The Parliament of Algeria is the country’s bicameral national legislature, responsible for making laws and overseeing the government.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bicameral legislature
national legislature
branchOf State of Algeria
linked to: Algeria
buildingLocation Algiers
capitalJurisdiction Algiers
continent Africa
country Algeria
function budget approval
constitutional legislation (within limits of constitution)
government oversight
lawmaking
ratification of international treaties
governmentType representative democracy (formal)
hasPart Council of the Nation
People's National Assembly
headOfStateInteraction receives government program from Prime Minister or Head of Government
houseName Council of the Nation
People's National Assembly
jurisdiction Algeria
languageOfDocuments Arabic
French (widely used administratively)
languageOfProceedings Arabic
Tamazight (to varying degrees)
legalBasis Constitution of Algeria
legislativeBranchOf Government of Algeria
location Algiers
lowerHouse People's National Assembly
meetsIn Council of the Nation building, Algiers
People's National Assembly building, Algiers
nativeNameLanguage ar
fr
numberOfHouses 2
officialName Parlement algérien
Parliament of Algeria
oversightMechanism interpellation of ministers
oral and written questions to government
vote of confidence or censure (in defined cases)
partOf political system of Algeria
power amend legislation
approve state budget
establish parliamentary commissions of inquiry
initiate legislation
question government members
region North Africa
sessionType extraordinary sessions
ordinary sessions
upperHouse Council of the Nation
votingSystemInLowerHouse multi-member proportional representation
votingSystemInUpperHouse indirect election by local and regional assemblies
presidential appointment for a portion of members

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Algiers isSeatOf Parliament of Algeria
People's National Assembly partOf Parliament of Algeria
People's National Assembly replaced National Assembly of Algeria (earlier unicameral body)
linked to: Parliament of Algeria
Council of the Nation partOf Parliament of Algeria
Parliament of Algeria officialName Parliament of Algeria
Parliament of Algeria officialName Parlement algérien
linked to: Parliament of Algeria
People's National Assembly building, Algiers occupant People's National Assembly of Algeria
linked to: Parliament of Algeria
People's National Assembly building, Algiers governingBody People's National Assembly of Algeria
linked to: Parliament of Algeria
People's National Assembly building, Algiers legislativeBodyHoused People's National Assembly of Algeria
linked to: Parliament of Algeria
Constitution of Algeria establishes Parliament of Algeria
President of the Council of the Nation partOf Parliament of Algeria
President of the Council of the Nation jurisdiction national legislature of Algeria
linked to: Parliament of Algeria
President of the Council of the Nation category Parliament of Algeria
Council of the Nation building, Algiers associatedWith Algerian Parliament
linked to: Parliament of Algeria