Puntland Parliament House of Representatives of Puntland Gollaha Wakiilada Dawladda Puntland مجلس نواب بونتلاند | |
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| 6th Parliament of Puntland | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| Houses | House of Representatives |
| History | |
| Founded | 1998 |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 66 |
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Length of term | 5 years |
| Elections | |
Last House of Representatives election | 2023 |
Next House of Representatives election | 2028 |
| Meeting place | |
| Parliament Building, Garowe | |
| Website | |
| https://puntlandparliament.com/ | |
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House of Representatives of Puntland or Puntland Parliament (Somali: Gollaha Wakiilada Dawladda Puntland) is the unicameral legislature of the Puntland. It has 66 members who are elected for a period of five years through universal suffrage.[1]
The House of Representatives has the powers and duties to review, approve, reject, amend and create regulations, approve/reject war and implement a peace agreement when the government proposes it. The House of Representatives also elects President of Puntland and Vice President of Puntland.[1]
After the establishment of Puntland, the legislature has been directly elected by the people in 1998, 2004, 2009, 2013 and 2018.[2] On 4 January 2019, the legislature elected a speaker and two deputies. This was followed by the successful election of the President of Puntland on 8 January 2019. Next elections are due to take place in 2023.[3]
- ^ a b "CONSTITUTION OF THE PUNTLAND STATE OF SOMALIA" (PDF). FAOLEX Database.
- ^ "About Puntland House of Representatives".
- ^ "Somalia: Puntland on the path to universal suffrage in 2023". Garowe Online. 30 June 2020.