Federal Parliamentary Assembly
Federal Parliamentary Assembly የፌዴራል ፓርላማ ምክር ቤት | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| Houses | House of Federation (upper house) House of Peoples' Representatives (lower house) |
| History | |
| Founded | 1995 |
| Preceded by | Council of Representatives |
| Leadership | |
| Seats | 659 |
| Meeting place | |
| Ethiopian Parliament Building, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 9°01′48″N 38°45′45″E / 9.0301235°N 38.7623748°E | |
| Website | |
| House of People's Representatives House of Federation | |
The Federal Parliamentary Assembly (Amharic: የፌዴራል ፓርላማ ምክር ቤት, romanized: Ye-Fēdēralawī Parilama Mikir Bēt) is the federal legislature of Ethiopia. It consists of two chambers:
- The House of Federation has 112 members are elected by Indirect election.
- The House of Peoples' Representatives has 547 members are elected by First past the post.
Created with the adoption of the Ethiopian Constitution of 1995, the Parliament replaced the National Shengo as the legislative branch of the Ethiopian government.