A legislature is a deliberative assembly with the legal authority to make laws for a political entity such as a country,nation or city on behalf of the people therein. They are often contrasted with the executive and judicial powers of government. Legislatures can exist at different levels of government–national,state/provincial/regional,local,even supranational. Countries differ as to what extent they grant deliberative assemblies at the subnational law-making power,as opposed to purely administrative responsibilities.
Bicameralism is a type of legislature that is divided into two separate assemblies,chambers,or houses,known as a bicameral legislature. Bicameralism is distinguished from unicameralism,in which all members deliberate and vote as a single group. As of 2022,roughly 40% of the world's national legislatures are bicameral,while unicameralism represents 60% nationally and much more at the subnational level.
The Inter-Parliamentary Union is an international organization of national parliaments. Its primary purpose is to promote democratic governance,accountability,and cooperation among its members;other initiatives include advancing gender parity among legislatures,empowering youth participation in politics,and sustainable development.
Open list describes any variant of party-list proportional representation where voters have at least some influence on the order in which a party's candidates are elected. This is as opposed to closed list,in which party lists are in a predetermined,fixed order by the time of the election and gives the general voter no influence at all on the position of the candidates placed on the party list.
The Grand National Assembly of Turkey,usually referred to simply as the TBMM or Parliament,is the unicameral Turkish legislature. It is the sole body given the legislative prerogatives by the Turkish Constitution. It was founded in Ankara on 23 April 1920 amid the National Campaign. This constitution had founded its pre-government known as 1st Executive Ministers of Turkey in May 1920. The parliament was fundamental in the efforts of Mareşal Mustafa Kemal Atatürk,1st President of the Republic of Turkey,and his colleagues to found a new state out of the remnants of the Ottoman Empire.
Age of candidacy is the minimum age at which a person can legally hold certain elected government offices. In many cases,it also determines the age at which a person may be eligible to stand for an election or be granted ballot access.
The Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago is the legislative branch of Trinidad and Tobago. The Parliament is bicameral. Besides the President of Trinidad and Tobago,it is composed of the House of Representatives,which is composed of the Speaker of the House of Representatives in addition to 41 directly elected members serving a five-year term in single-seat constituencies,and the Senate which has 31 members appointed by the President:16 Government Senators appointed on the advice of the Prime Minister,6 Opposition Senators appointed on the advice of the Leader of the Opposition and 9 Independent Senators appointed by the President to represent other sectors of civil society. It is at present the only parliament in the world with an incumbent female President,President of the Senate,Speaker of the House of Representatives and Leader of the Opposition and made history by appointing the Caribbean's first and only transgender parliamentarian on 15 February 2022. As of 20 April 2021,there are only 24 female members,or 32.9% and eight members born in Tobago or 11.0%.
Andrew John Gwynne is a British Labour and Co-operative politician who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Gorton and Denton,previously Denton and Reddish,since 2005. He was Shadow Minister for Social Care from 2023 to the 2024 election. He is currently serving as the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health and Prevention.
The House of Representatives,commonly known as Pratinidhi Sabha,is one of the houses of the Federal Parliament of Nepal,with the other house being the National Assembly. Members of the House of Representatives are elected through a parallel voting system. They hold their seats for five years or until the body is dissolved by the President on the advice of the council of ministers. The house meets at the International Convention Centre in Kathmandu.
The People's National Assembly is the lower house of the Algerian Parliament. It is composed of 407 members directly elected by the population. Of the 407 seats,8 are reserved for Algerians living abroad. Members of the People's National Assembly are directly elected through proportional representation in multiple-member districts and serve terms lasting five years at a time. The last election for this body was held on 12 June 2021. The minimum age for election to the Assembly is 28.
Saber Hossain Chowdhury,OF is a Bangladeshi politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Dhaka-9 constituency during 2008–2024. He was the president of Inter-Parliamentary Union from 2014 to 2017. He is a former president of the Bangladesh Cricket Board. He received the Order of Friendship,Russia's highest state decoration.
The House of Representatives is the lower house of the Parliament of Yemen. It shares the legislative power with the Shura Council,the upper house. The Assembly of Representatives has 301 members,elected for a six-year term in single-seat constituencies. It is one of the rare parliamentary chambers in the world to currently have no female representation.
The National Assembly is one of the two houses (chambers) of the Parliament of Cambodia. It is referred to as the lower house,with the Senate being referred to as the upper house.
Alyona Ivanivna Shkrum is a Ukrainian politician,lawyer,human rights activist,public figure. She was from 2014 to December 2024 a member of the Verkhovna Rada for the All-Ukrainian Union "Fatherland". On 3 December 2024 she was appointed Deputy-Minister of Communities and Territories Development.
The People's Unification Party (PUP),also known as the Native People's Party,is a political party in Liberia.
General elections were held in Palau on 3 November 2020 to elect a President and the National Congress.
Albert Tugbe Chie is a Liberian politician and Member of the Senate of Liberia from Grand Kru County Constituency who has served as President Pro Tempore of the Senate of Liberia from 2018 to 2024.
This is a chronological timeline of events that are centered around the politics of Nepal after its unification by Prithvi Narayan Shah.
