House of the People

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The House of the People was the elected lower chamber of Afghanistan’s National Assembly, responsible for representing citizens and drafting national legislation.

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Label Occurrences
House of the People canonical 7

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf lower house of parliament
alsoKnownAs Wolesi Jirga
canApprove laws
canInterpellate members of the executive
canIntroduce bills
canQuestion ministers
canReject proposed legislation
chamberOf National Assembly of Afghanistan
composition elected representatives
constitutionalBasis Constitution of Afghanistan (2004)
constitutionalRole primary legislative authority in Afghanistan
country Afghanistan
dissolutionReason abolished de facto by Taliban government
electorate citizens of Afghanistan
function enact national legislation
participate in formation of national policy
represent constituencies at the national level
governmentBranch legislative branch of Afghanistan
historicalEra Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
houseType popularly elected chamber
jurisdiction Afghanistan
languageOfProceedings Dari
Pashto
linked to: Pashto language
legislativeStatus elected chamber
meetsIn Kabul
National Assembly building in Kabul
nativeNameLanguage Dari
Pashto
linked to: Pashto language
oversightOf Council of Ministers of Afghanistan
Government of Afghanistan
partOf National Assembly of Afghanistan
positionInBicameralSystem lower chamber
predecessor Wolesi Jirga of the 1964 Constitution
linked to: Wolesi Jirga
relatedInstitution President of Afghanistan
Supreme Court of Afghanistan
represents population of Afghanistan
role approve national budget
debate and pass laws
draft national legislation
exercise oversight over the executive branch
represent citizens of Afghanistan
status defunct after Taliban takeover in 2021
system parliamentary system component
typeOfLegislature bicameral legislature lower house
upperChamber House of Elders (Afghanistan)
linked to: House of Elders
votingSystem direct election

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Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kingdom of Afghanistan lowerHouse House of the People
Islamic Republic of Afghanistan lowerHouse House of the People
National Assembly of Afghanistan hasPart House of the People
House of Elders bicameralPartner House of the People
House of Elders lowerHouse House of the People