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The Federal Parliamentary Assembly (Amharic: የፌዴራል ፓርላማ ምክር ቤት, romanized: Ye-Fēdēralawī Parilama Mikir Bēt) is Ethiopia's federal legislature. It consists of two chambers:
Imperial Parliament of Ethiopia was first convened by Emperor Haile Selassie in 1931,[1] although it was largely an advisory and feudal body, and was consolidated under the 1931 constitution. The bi-cameral, equal-numbered parliament consisted of the upper Senate (composed largely of nobility, the aristocracy, ministers, Distinguished Veterans and military commanders) and the lower Chamber of Deputies (constituting members chosen by the Emperor, the nobility and the aristocrats).
It was interrupted by the Italian invasion in 1936, and did not meet again until after 1941. By 1955, elders in the districts largely elected the landed aristocrats to the Senate.
Under the 1955 constitution
The 1955 constitution introduced new arrangements to the parliament, including the election of members to the Chamber of Deputies as well as the growth of the lower house to 250 members as opposed to the 125 members of the Senate by 1974. However, deputies largely consisted of feudal lords, rich merchants and high-level members of the civil service. Real power remained in the hands of the Emperor. The parliament would meet in five sessions from 1955 to 1974.[1]
The new Constitution established an 835-member legislature, the National Shengo (National Council), as the highest organ of state power. Its members were elected to five-year terms. Executive power was vested in a president, elected by the Shengo for a five-year term, and a cabinet also appointed by the Shengo. The president was chairman of the Council of State, which acted for the legislature between sessions. Actual power, however, rested in the WPE (and particularly with Mengistu), defined as the leading force of state and society. The National Shengo, while nominally vested with great lawmaking powers, actually did little more than rubber-stamp decisions made by Mengistu and the WPE.
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Further reading
Dagnachew Befekadu and Habtamu Nini Abino, "Presentation on the Parliamentary System of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia", Association of secretaries General of Parliament website
External links
March 11, 2023
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This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article is missing information about the current composition of the Federal Parliamentary Assembly Please expand the article to include this information Further details may exist on the talk page September 2021 This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Federal Parliamentary Assembly news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message Learn how and when to remove this template message The Federal Parliamentary Assembly Amharic የፌዴራል ፓርላማ ምክር ቤት romanized Ye Federalawi Parilama Mikir Bet is Ethiopia s federal legislature It consists of two chambers The House of Federation upper chamber The House of Peoples Representatives lower chamber Federal Parliamentary Assembly የፌዴራል ፓርላማ ምክር ቤትImage of the interior of the House of Peoples RepresentativesTypeTypeBicameralHousesUpper house House of Federation Lower house House of Peoples Representatives HistoryPreceded byNational ShengoLeadershipSpeaker of the House of FederationAgegnehu TeshagerSpeaker of the House of Peoples RepresentativesTagesse ChafoMeeting placeAddis AbabaWebsiteHouse of People s Representatives House of Federation Created with the adoption of the Ethiopian Constitution of 1995 the Parliament replaced the National Shengo as the legislative branch of the Ethiopian government Contents 1 History 1 1 Under the 1931 constitution 1 2 Under the 1955 constitution 1 3 Under the Derg and PDRE 1 4 Under the FDRE 2 See also 3 References 4 Further reading 5 External linksHistory EditUnder the 1931 constitution Edit Imperial Parliament of Ethiopia was first convened by Emperor Haile Selassie in 1931 1 although it was largely an advisory and feudal body and was consolidated under the 1931 constitution The bi cameral equal numbered parliament consisted of the upper Senate composed largely of nobility the aristocracy ministers Distinguished Veterans and military commanders and the lower Chamber of Deputies constituting members chosen by the Emperor the nobility and the aristocrats It was interrupted by the Italian invasion in 1936 and did not meet again until after 1941 By 1955 elders in the districts largely elected the landed aristocrats to the Senate Under the 1955 constitution Edit The 1955 constitution introduced new arrangements to the parliament including the election of members to the Chamber of Deputies as well as the growth of the lower house to 250 members as opposed to the 125 members of the Senate by 1974 However deputies largely consisted of feudal lords rich merchants and high level members of the civil service Real power remained in the hands of the Emperor The parliament would meet in five sessions from 1955 to 1974 1 Under the Derg and PDRE Edit When the monarchy was overthrown parliament was replaced with a transitional assembly of 60 select members from government institutions and provinces from 1974 to 1975 after which the government largely operated by decree through the military junta headed by Mengistu Haile Mariam The period without some semblance of a legislature ended in 1987 when the People s Democratic Republic of Ethiopia was established under a new constitution drafted by Mengistu and the Workers Party of Ethiopia WPE The new Constitution established an 835 member legislature the National Shengo National Council as the highest organ of state power Its members were elected to five year terms Executive power was vested in a president elected by the Shengo for a five year term and a cabinet also appointed by the Shengo The president was chairman of the Council of State which acted for the legislature between sessions Actual power however rested in the WPE and particularly with Mengistu defined as the leading force of state and society The National Shengo while nominally vested with great lawmaking powers actually did little more than rubber stamp decisions made by Mengistu and the WPE Under the FDRE Edit Following Mengistu s overthrow in 1991 the Shengo was abolished and a period of transition lasted until 1995 when a new legislature was inaugurated under the new constitution See also EditPolitics of Ethiopia List of legislatures by countryReferences Edit a b Elections During the Reign of Emperor Haile Selassie PDF Archived from the original on 9 June 2011 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint unfit URL link Further reading EditDagnachew Befekadu and Habtamu Nini Abino Presentation on the Parliamentary System of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Association of secretaries General of Parliament websiteExternal links EditHouse of People s Representatives House of Federation Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 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