Countries and their Parliaments Names and details for General Knowledge (Part-3)
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41- Equatorial Guinea – Parliament
Equatorial
Guinea Is Located at Central
Africa. Its Capital name is Malabo.
The Parliament is the national legislative Assembly of Equatorial Guinea. Equatorial
Guinea is a bicameral parliament. It consists of a Senate (Upper House) and also the Chamber of Deputies (Lower House). The Upper House Senate have 70
member called as Senators. The Lower
House Chamber of Deputies have 100 members referred as Deputies.
42- Eritrea – National
Assembly
Parliament of Eritrea Known as National assembly.Eritrea is a unicameral Parliament. National assembly of Eritrea Composed in February 1992. The Meeting hall of Eritrea is situated in capital of
Asmara.
The National Assembly of the State of Eritrea has One Hundred
Fifty members, Seventy Five
members appointed (consisting mostly of representatives elected by the general
population, of whom at a minimum of Eleven
must be women, and Fifteen members
representing Eritreans living abroad) and Seventy
Five members representing the members of the Central Committee of the
People's Front for Democracy and Justice, one of the legal political party of Eritrea. According to the IPU, the
National Assembly has One Hundred Fifty
indirectly elected members.
Parliament of Estonia Known as Riigikogu. Riigikogu is
a unicameral Parliament of Estonia.
The Meeting hall is situated in capital of Estonia
at Toompea Castle, Tallinn. Since
1922, the sessions of the Riigikogu
have taken place within the Toompea
Castle.
The Riigikogu is the unicameral Parliament
of Estonia. All important
state-related queries have the Riigikogu.
Additionally to approving legislation, the Riigikogu
appoints high as officers, together with the Prime Minister and Chief
Judge of Supreme Court, and
elects the President. The Riigikogu
conjointly ratifies vital foreign treaties that impose military and proprietary
obligations, bring about changes within the law, etc.; approves the budget
presented by the government as law and monitors the executive power.
44- Ethiopia – Federal Council and the House
of Representative
The Parliament of
Ethiopia Known as Federal Council and the House of Representative. It's a
bicameral Parliament of Republic of Estonia.
The Meeting hall is situated in capital and largest city of Ethiopia at Addis Ababa. The Parliament of Federal Democratic republic of Ethiopia consist of 2 chamber, The House of Federation (Upper Chamber)
and also The House of People’s
Representative (Lower Chamber). It had been created with the adoption of
the Ethiopian Constitution of 1995, the Parliament replaced the NationalShengo as the legislative
branch of the Ethiopian Government.
45- Fiji – Parliament
The
Parliament of Republic of Fiji is
the unicameral legislature of the republic of Fiji. After independent from United
Kingdom the Fijian Parliament
starts from 10th October 1970. The Parliament
of Fiji is situated at the Capital and largest metropolitan city in Suva.
The
Parliament of Republic of Fiji
consist of 51 members elected in
every Four years using open list
proportional representation in one multi-member nationwide body. The 2013
Constitution promulgated by the military-backed interim government abolished
the Senate and also the House of Representatives, instituting
a single-chamber 50-member Parliament. Section 54(2) of the Constitution needs
the Fiji Electoral Commission to
review the composition of the parliament a minimum of 1 year before a general
election and may if necessary increase or decrease the total number of members.
46- Finland - Eduskusta (Parliament)
The
Parliament of Finland known as Eduskusta by the people of Finland. Eduskusta is a unicameral assembly of the Parliament of Finland. It
is founded on the day of 09th May 1906. The Parliament of Finland is situated at the Capital and most popular city Helsinki.
In
accordance with the Constitution of Finland,
sovereignty belongs to the people of Finland,
and that power is vested in the Parliament. The Parliament consists of 200
members, 199 of whom are elected each 4 years from 13 multi-member districts
electing 7-36 using the proportional D'Hondt
technique. Additionally, there is one member from Åland.
47- France – French Parliament
The
Parliament of France known as French
Parliament. French Parliament is
a Bicameral legislature of the French
Republic. The Parliament of France
has 2 chambers, The Senate and the National Assembly. Each assembly
Conducts their legislative session in twodifferent
location in Paris. The Senate
locates in the Palais du Luxembourg and the National Assembly meets at Palais
Bourbon.
Each
house has its own rule, own legislature and own law making procedure. However, occasionally they may meet as
a single house known as the Congress of theFrench Parliament, convened at the Palace of
Versailles, to revise
and amend the Constitution of France.
48- Gabon –Parliament
Parliament
of Gabon is a Bicameral legislature
of Central African Nation Gabon. The Parliament of Gabon located at the capital and the
largest city Libreville. The
Parliament of Gabon consists of 2
chambers.
The
Senate is the upperhouse of the Parliament of Gabon. Its 102 members, electoral for a 6 year term in single-seat
constituencies by local and divisional councillors.
Starting with the 2009 election, some constituencies elect two Senators.
The
National Assembly is that the lower
house of the Parliament of Gabon. It has 143 members. The members of National Assembly elected by 2 round
system.
49- The Gambia – The National
Assembly of the Gambia
The
Parliament of Gambia Known as the National Assembly of the Gambia. The Parliament of the Gambia is a unicameral legislature of
The Gambia. The National assembly set at the Gambia
situated at the capital and 4th largest city Banjul.
The
National Assembly of the Gambia is
that the unicameral legislative
assembly of the Gambia. The authorisation for the National Assembly lies in
Chapter VII of the Constitution of the Gambia.
It is composed of Fifty three
members directly elected through first past the post, and a further five members appointed by the President
50- Georgia – Parliament
The
Parliament of Georgia known as the
Supreme national legislature of Georgia.
The Parliament of Georgia is a
unicameral assembly of Georgia. The
Parliament of Georgia is situated at
the capital and the largest city Tbilisi.
The
Parliament of Georgia consisting of
150 members of these, 120 are Representative and 30 are electoral through
single member system, representing their constituencies.
Consistent with the 2017constitutionalamendments,
the Parliament will transfer to completely representation in 2024.
All
members of the Parliament are elected for four
years on the basis of Right to Vote. The Constitution
ofGeorgia grants the Parliament of Georgia
a central legislative power, which is limited by the legislatures of the
autonomous republics of Adjara and Abkhagia.
51- Germany - Bundestag (Lower House) &Bundesrat (Upper House)
Germany is a democratic, Federal Parliamentary Republic, where
federal legislative power is unconditional within the Bundestag (the parliament of Germany)
and also the Bundesrat (the representative body of the Lander, Germany's regional states).
Each house has located at the capital and largest city of Berlin.
The Bundestag is the German
federal Parliament. It's the sole body that is directly elected by the German
people on the federal level. It can be compared to a Lower house similar to the
United States (USA) House of Representative or the House of Commons of the United Kingdom (UK).
The German Bundesrat is a legislative body that represents the 16 Lander of Germany at the federal level. The Bundesrat meets at the former Prussian
House of lords in Berlin. Its 2nd seat is located in the former West German capital of Bonn.
52- Ghana – Parliament of Ghana
The Parliament of Ghana is a unicameral legislative body
of the Government of Ghana. The Parliament of Ghana is situated at the capital Accra.
After Eleven years of
military rule, a new constitution
was approved during 1992 vote. Presidential
elections were command in November and were won by Rawlings, leader of the 1981 coup and subsequent military ruler.
The opposition participated the results and boycotted the December
parliamentary elections. As a result, Rawlings'NationalDemocratic
Congress won 189 out of 200 seats in Parliament.
53- Gibraltar – Parliament
The Gibraltar Parliament is
the legislature of the Gibraltar.
Between 1969 and 2006, it was called the Gibraltar
House of Assembly. The Parliament of Gibraltar
situated at John Mackintosh Square.
The House ofAssembly, set up
under the 1969 constitution, was a unicameral
body originally consisting of fifteen
members elected by the Gibraltar
election, plus 2 appointed members including the Attorney-General. The term "House of Assembly" has been commonly made for the legislatures
of that are less than fully sovereign.
It was replaced by the current Gibraltar
Parliament by the new2006 constitution, reflecting an increase in its sovereignty.
All Seventeen of the Parliament's
members are elected.
54- Greece - The Hellenic Parliament
The Hellenic Parliament, also called the GreekParliament, is the parliament of Greece. The Parliament of Greece
located in the Old Royal Palace, overlooking Syntagma Square in Athens. The Parliament is the supreme democraticinstitution that represents
the citizens through an elective body of Members
of Parliament.
The Parliament of Greece is a unicameral legislature body consists of
Three hundred Member. The Member of Parliaments
elected for a four year term. The Parliament has two houses, the Senate (upper House) and the Chamber of Deputies (Lower House) named
Vouli. Most of the Greek statesmen have served as the
Speakers of the Hellenic Parliament.
55- Greenland -Inatsisartut
The Parliament of Greenland is additionally
referred to as Inatsisartut in Greenland language the capital and
largest city of Greenland.
The Parliament
of Greenland is the unicameral
Parliament of Greenland. It is an
autonomous territory in the Danish realm.
Established in 1979, it meets in Inatsisartut,
on the island of NuukCenter in
central Nuuk, the capital and
largest city of Greenland.
There are 31 members, who are elected for 4
year terms by Electoral vote. The
speaker is the main leader of the Inatsisartut.
The speaker determines which members
may speak, and is responsible for maintaining order.
56 – Grenada – Parliament
The Parliament
of Grenada is composed of the monarch and two chambers: Senate and the House of
Representatives. It is operate by New Parliament Building in St.
George's, the
Capital and most beautiful city of Grenada.
The Parliament of Grenada is a
bicameral legislature body of Grenada.
Parliament
consists of the Queen, represented
by the Governor General, the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Senate has 13
appointed members. 10 are appointed on the advice of the Prime Minister, with three of them being appointed "after he
has consulted the organizations or interests which he considers the Senators should be selected to represent,"
and three are appointed on advice of the Leader
of the Opposition. The House
of Representatives has 16 members: 15 elected for a five-year term in
single-seat constituencies, and a speaker.
57- Guam – Legislature of Guam
The Legislature
of Guam is that the law-making body
for the United States territory of Guam. The Legislature of Guam is a unicameral legislative branch
consists of 15 senators, each
serving for a 2 year term. All members of the legislature are elected at-large
with the island under one whole
district. After the enactment of the Guam
Organic Act in 1950, the First Guam
Legislature was elected composing of twenty one elected members. The current fifteenmember 36th GuamLegislature was elected in November 2020.
The Legislature
of Guam located at the Guam Congress building in Hagatna.
58- Guatemala – Congress of the Republic of
Guatemala
The Parliament
of Guatemala called as the Congress of the Republic of Guatemala.
The Congress of the Republic is the unicameral legislature of the Republic of Guatemala.
The Guatemalan Congress is consists of 160 deputies who are elected by direct
universal suffrage to serve 4 year
terms. The voting system is closed party list representation. 31 of the
deputies are elective on a nationwide
list, whilst the remaining 127 deputies are elected in 22 multi-member constituencies. Each of Guatemala’s 22 departments serves as a
district, with the exception of the department of Guatemala containing the capital, which on account of its size is
divided into two. Departments are
allotted seats based on their population size and they are shown within the
table below.
59- Guinea – National Assembly
The Parliament
of Guinea is called as National Assembly. The National Assembly is a unicameral
legislative arm of Guinea. The
Parliament of Guinea is located at Conakrycapital, largest and also the port town of Guinea.
Since the country's birth in 1958, its tough political turmoil, and elections are
known as at irregular intervals, and
only since 1995 have they been quite the insignificant
approval of a unilateral state's
slate of candidates. The seat numbers has also fluctuated. It currently have
114 members selected by 2 completely different methods.
60- Guyana – National Assembly
The National Assembly is one of every of
the 2 components of the Parliament of Guyana.
Under Article 51 of the Constitution of Guyana,
the Parliament of Guyana consists of
the President and the NationalAssembly. The National Assembly
has Sixtyfive members elective using
the system of representation. Twentyfive are elected from the 10 geographical constituencies and 40 are
awarded at the national level on the basis of block
votes
secured, using the LR-Hare Formula as prescribed by the elections Laws Act 15
of 2000.
