List of legislatures by country explained

This is a list of legislatures by country. A "legislature" is the generic name for the national parliaments and congresses that act as a plenary general assembly of representatives and that have the power to legislate. All entities included in the list of sovereign states are included in this list.

Names of legislatures

The legislatures are listed with their names in English and the name in the (most-used) native language of the country (or the official name in the second-most used native language in cases where English is the majority "native" language).

List of legislatures

Supranational legislatures

Legislatures of sovereign states (Member and observer states of the United Nations)

See also: List of sovereign states, Member states of the United Nations and United Nations General Assembly observers.

Legislatures of autonomous regions, dependencies and other territories

Legislatures of non-UN states (including unrecognized and disputed territories)

See also

Notes and References

  1. Article 9 A Treaty of Lisbon : « 1. The European Parliament shall, jointly with the Council, exercise legislative and budgetary functions. It shall exercise functions of political control and consultation as laid down in the Treaties. It shall elect the President of the Commission. »
  2. Article 9 C Treaty of Lisbon : « 1. The Council shall, jointly with the European Parliament, exercise legislative and budgetary functions. It shall carry out policy-making and coordinating functions as laid down in the Treaties. »
  3. Jones . Seth G. . Afghanistan's Future Emirate? The Taliban and the Struggle for Afghanistan . CTC Sentinel . December 2020 . 13 . 11 . 2 November 2022 . Combating Terrorism Center.
  4. News: Sayed . Adbul . Analysis: How Are the Taliban Organized? . 16 June 2022 . . 8 September 2021.
  5. Web site: Republic of Armenia – Parliamentary elections 2 April 2017 – OSCE/ODIHR needs assessment mission report . OSCE . 2022-10-20.
  6. http://www.senate.gov.kh/home/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=67&Itemid=88&lang=km
  7. Web site: Majles Addawla (State Council). 12 September 2018. Inter-Parliamentary Union. 26 June 2019.
  8. Book: Lakota, Igor . Sistem nepopolne dvodomnosti v slovenskem parlamentu (diplomska naloga) . The system of incomplete bicameralism in the Slovenian Parliament (diploma thesis) . 62 . 2006 . 16 December 2010 . Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana . sl . Opinions differ, however the majority of domestic experts agree that the National Council may be regarded as the upper house, but the bicameralism is distinctively incomplete..
  9. Candidates require 5% of their party's vote total in their constituency in order to override the default party-list order
  10. A party may earn seats even if they fail to reach 4% of the vote nationally if they obtain 12% of the vote in a given constituency
  11. Web site: Vocabulaire électoral – Système proportionnel . ch.ch . 2022-10-20 . French.
  12. Web site: YEMEN. Majlis Alshoora (Consultative Council). 25 July 2018. Inter-Parliamentary Union. 26 June 2019.
  13. [Assembly Members (Reduction of Numbers) Act (Northern Ireland) 2016]
  14. https://www.gov.wales/historic-act-strengthens-democracy-in-wales
  15. Web site: Официальный сайт Верховного Совета Приднестровской Молдавской Республики. www.vspmr.org.