National Assembly (Bahrain)
The National Assembly (Arabic: المجلس الوطني البحريني) is the legislative body of Bahrain. Parliament is bicameral, consisting of the 40 elected members of the Council of Representatives (the lower house) and the 40 royally-appointed members of the Consultative Council (the upper house). The joint session of the National Assembly is chaired by the Speaker of the Council of Representatives, or by the Speaker of the Consultative Council if the former is absent.
National Assembly المجلس الوطني البحريني al-majlis al-watani | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| Houses | Consultative Council Council of Representatives |
| Leadership | |
Chairman of the Consultative Council | Salim bin Rashid Al-Khalifa since 15 December 2008 |
Ahmed bin Salman Al-Musallam since 12 December 2022 | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 80 40 in the Consultative Council 40 Representatives |
Consultative Council political groups | Independent (40) |
Council of Representatives political groups | Independent (40) |
| Elections | |
| Appointed by the King | |
| Two-round system | |
Last Council of Representatives election | 12 November 2022 |
| Meeting place | |
| Manama | |
| Website | |
| www | |
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Member State of the Arab League |
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| Judiciary |
| Administrative divisions (governorates) |
| Bahrain portal |
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