Kuwaiti National Assembly

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Kuwaiti_National_Assembly
GPTKB entity
Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkb:unicameral_legislature
gptkbp:amendmentProcess yes
gptkbp:appointedBy direct popular vote
gptkbp:architect gptkb:Jørn_Utzon
gptkbp:authority shared with Emir of Kuwait
gptkbp:budget yes
gptkbp:buildingCompleted 1982
gptkbp:buildingDamagedDuring Iraqi invasion of Kuwait
gptkbp:buildingRestored 1992
gptkbp:canApproveTreaties yes
gptkbp:canFormInvestigativeCommittees yes
gptkbp:canImpeachMinisters yes
gptkbp:canInitiateLegislation yes
gptkbp:canMakeLawsOn yes
gptkbp:canQuestionMinisters yes
gptkbp:canQuestionPrimeMinister yes
gptkbp:canSummonMinisters yes
gptkbp:constitution gptkb:Constitution_of_Kuwait
gptkbp:country gptkb:Kuwait
gptkbp:dissolutionPower gptkb:King
gptkbp:district 5
gptkbp:electionCycle every 4 years
gptkbp:emblem Emblem of Kuwait
gptkbp:established 1963
gptkbp:firstElection 1963
gptkbp:firstFemaleMembersElected 2009
gptkbp:hasCommittee yes
gptkbp:hasOfficialGazette yes
gptkbp:hasParliamentaryImmunity yes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kuwaiti National Assembly
gptkbp:language gptkb:Arabic
gptkbp:lastElection 2023
gptkbp:location gptkb:Kuwait_City
gptkbp:meetingPlace gptkb:National_Assembly_Building
gptkbp:membersAreIndependent yes
gptkbp:membersPerConstituency 10
gptkbp:nativeName gptkb:مجلس_الأمة_الكويتي
gptkbp:nextEdition 2027
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Majlis_Al-Umma
gptkbp:numberOfMembers 50
gptkbp:politicalPartiesAllowed no (de facto, not de jure)
gptkbp:presidingOfficerTitle gptkb:public_speaker
gptkbp:termLength 4 years
gptkbp:type unicameral
gptkbp:votingSystem single non-transferable vote
gptkbp:website https://www.kna.gov.kw/
gptkbp:womenCanBeElected yes
gptkbp:womenCanVote yes
gptkbp:официальный_журнал yes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:King
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4