Federal Parliament (Somalia)

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Federal Parliament (Somalia)
Basic data
Seat: Capital Mogadishu
Legislative period : 4 years
MPs: 275 indirectly elected in the lower house, 54 indirectly elected in the upper house
Current legislative period
Last choice: October 23, 2016; January 8, 2017
Website
www.parliament.gov.so

The Federal Parliament of Somalia ( Somali Golaha Shacabka Soomaaliya , often Baarlamaanka Soomaaliya for short ) is the national bicameral parliament of Somalia .

The bicameral federal parliament, which replaces the federal transitional parliament, was founded in August 2012 and is located in the capital Mogadishu . It has two chambers, including an upper house with 54 representatives and a lower house with 275 indirectly elected members.

Former Somali National Army (SNA) general, Muse Hassan Sheikh Sayid Abdulle , has been appointed interim spokesman and acting president.

Lower House of the Parliament of Somalia 2012-2016:
  • Daarood: 61
  • Dir: 61
  • Digil & Milif: 61
  • Hawiye: 61
  • Other groups: 31

    • Parliament building

    Parliament of Somalia, after the attack in May 2014

    The parliament building was built after Somalia gained independence from Italy and was completed in 1972. It is close to the Somalia Presidential Palace .

    The building was badly damaged by air strikes during the Somali Civil War . It was repaired with Turkish help for the opening of parliament in 2012. Reuse was severely affected by car bomb attacks in 2014 and 2017 by the al-Shabaab militia .

    The financing of a seven-story new building was guaranteed by Turkey in 2018, the new building is to be built on the site of the demolished old building.

    Web links

    Individual evidence

    1. ↑ a b c SOMALIA (House of the People) . In: IPU PARLINE database . Retrieved March 2, 2017.
    2. ^ SOMALIA (Upper House), General information . In: IPU PARLINE database . Retrieved March 2, 2017.
    3. ^ Formation of Somalia's New Parliament Delayed By Disqualified Candidates . August 14, 2012 ( somalianewsroom.com [accessed April 12, 2018]).
    4. ^ Interparliamentary Union : SOMALIA (House of the People), Full text. In: IPU PARLINE database. Retrieved April 12, 2018 .
    5. ↑ Rakesh Ramchurn: Mogadishu's Modernist heritage . In: Architects Journal . March 29, 2014 ( architectsjournal.co.uk [accessed April 12, 2018]).
    6. ↑ Somalia . In: places-of-power.org - A Wiki on National Parliament Buildings Worldwide . Retrieved March 2, 2017.
    7. ^ Martin Williams: Somalia militants hit Mogadishu parliament in multi-pronged attack. In: The Guardian . May 24, 2014, accessed April 12, 2018 .
    8. ↑ Deadly attacks rock Somali capital . In: BBC News . October 29, 2017 ( bbc.com [accessed April 12, 2018]).
    9. ^ Turkey to rebuild Somali parliament . In: The East African . March 11, 2018 ( theeastafrican.co.ke [accessed April 12, 2018]).

    Coordinates: 2 ° 2 ′ 14 "  N , 45 ° 19 ′ 52.2"  E