Consultative Assembly (Oman)
The Consultative Assembly ( Arabic مجلس الشورى Majlis asch-Shura , DMG Maǧlis aš-Šūrā ) is the legislature of the Sultanate of Oman with 83 elected members, but the legislative power rests solely with the Sultan Qaboos ibn Said .
The monarch also makes the final voting decisions and can reject election results. No political parties are allowed in Oman . Only non-attached candidates can be elected. A proportional system is used for voting. Provinces with more than 30,000 inhabitants send two delegates, smaller ones elect one delegate. The second chamber is the State Assembly ( Majlis ad-Dawla ).
So far the following legislative periods have existed:
- 1991-1994
- 1994-1997
- 1997-2000
- 2000-2003
- 2003-2007
- 2007-2011
- 2011-2015
The acting chairman in 2012 was Khalid bin Hilal bin Nasir al Mawali.
On March 13, 2011, Sultan Qaboos ibn Said introduced a decree that gave parliament legislative and supervisory powers.
Web links
- Website of the Consultative Assembly (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Qaboos gives legislative powers to the Council of Oman , gulfnews. March 13, 2011.