Parliament of Bahrain

GPTKB entity

Properties (57)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Legislative body
gptkbp:amends proposed by the King
gptkbp:challenges political stability
economic diversification
discussed in sessions
gptkbp:clinicalTrials true
gptkbp:committee Sunni_parties
gptkbp:community_engagement encouraged
gptkbp:community_involvement limited
gptkbp:controversy political repression
election boycotts
gptkbp:country gptkb:Bahrain
gptkbp:currentTeam 2022-2026
gptkbp:dissolved 1975
gptkbp:electionYear 2002
held every four years
gptkbp:established 1973
gptkbp:function legislation
budget approval
oversight of the executive
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Bahrain_National_Assembly_Building
gptkbp:historical_significance first elected parliament in the Gulf
gptkbp:historicalContext part_of_Bahrain's_modernization_efforts
gptkbp:house gptkb:Council_of_Representatives
gptkb:Shura_Council
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Parliament of Bahrain
gptkbp:ideology encouraged by international community
gptkbp:internationalRelations discussed in sessions
engages with other parliaments
gptkbp:judges limited
gptkbp:language gptkb:Arabic
gptkbp:legal_representation Shia_parties
gptkbp:legislation shared with the King
approved by the King
proposed by the government
gptkbp:location gptkb:Manama
gptkbp:media_coverage varied
gptkbp:members gptkb:Lateefa_Al-Qoud
30
40
by popular vote
by the King
gptkbp:notableFeature debated in sessions
gptkbp:numberOfMembers 40
gptkbp:officialWebsite www.shura.bh
gptkbp:party allowed
Wa'ad
gptkbp:politicalParty Al Asalah
gptkbp:public_perception influences decisions
gptkbp:reform 2002
ongoing discussions
gptkbp:region gptkb:Gulf_Cooperation_Council
gptkbp:session biannual
gptkbp:social_responsibility addressed in sessions
gptkbp:soundtrack gptkb:Fawzia_bint_Abdulla_Zainal
gptkbp:team 15 seats
gptkbp:youth_development increasing