Kurdistan Parliament

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The Kurdistan Parliament is the unicameral legislative body of the autonomous Kurdistan Region in northern Iraq, responsible for enacting regional laws and overseeing the regional government.

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Label Occurrences
Kurdistan Parliament canonical 2

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf regional parliament
unicameral legislature
alsoKnownAs Kurdistan National Assembly NERFINISHED
buildingType parliament building
canDissolve yes
country Iraq
countrySubdivision Kurdistan Region NERFINISHED
electoralTermLength 4 years
foundationDate 1992-06-04
foundedAfter 1991 uprisings in Iraq
governmentBranch legislative branch
hasCommittee standing committees
hasJurisdiction Kurdistan Region NERFINISHED
hasWebsite https://www.parliament.krd/
houseType unicameral
languageUsed Arabic
Kurdish
legislativeBodyOf Kurdistan Region NERFINISHED
locatedIn Autonomous Region of Kurdistan in northern Iraq NERFINISHED
Erbil NERFINISHED
Kurdistan Region NERFINISHED
meetingPlace Erbil NERFINISHED
Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq NERFINISHED
nativeName پەرلەمانی كوردستان NERFINISHED
nativeNameLanguage Central Kurdish
numberOfHouses 1
numberOfMembers 111
officialName Kurdistan National Assembly NERFINISHED
Kurdistan Parliament NERFINISHED
Kurdistan Parliament – Iraq NERFINISHED
partOf political system of the Kurdistan Region
passes regional legislation
precededBy Kurdistan Front political structures
region Middle East
reservedSeatsFor Armenians
Assyrians NERFINISHED
Turkmen NERFINISHED
other recognized minorities in the Kurdistan Region
reservedSeatsForMinorities yes
responsibility approving the regional budget
enacting regional laws
monitoring the executive branch of the Kurdistan Region
overseeing the Kurdistan Regional Government
ratifying key appointments in the Kurdistan Region
sessionType plenary sessions
shortName Kurdistan Parliament NERFINISHED
supervises Kurdistan Regional Government NERFINISHED
usesFlag Flag of Kurdistan NERFINISHED
votingSystem party-list proportional representation

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Kurdistan Democratic Party legislativeBody Kurdistan Parliament
Kurdistan Regional Government legislativeBody Kurdistan Parliament