Federal Parliament of Nepal

Federal Parliament of Nepal

संघीय संसद, नेपाल
Federal Parliament of Nepal ; संघीय संसद, नेपाल
2nd Federal Parliament
Type
Type	Bicameral
Houses	National Assembly; (upper house); House of Representatives; (lower house)
History
Founded	5 March 2018
Preceded by	Constituent Assembly of Nepal
Leadership
President	Ram Chandra Paudel ; since 13 March 2023
Vice President	Ram Sahaya Yadav ; since 20 March 2023
Chairman of the; National Assembly	Ganesh Prasad Timilsina, CPN (UML) ; since 15 March 2018
Deputy Chairman of the; National Assembly	Urmila Aryal, CPN (MC) ; since 6 February 2023
Speaker of the; House of Representatives	Dev Raj Ghimire, CPN (UML) ; since 19 January 2023
Deputy Speaker of the; House of Representatives	Indira Ranamagar, RSP ; since 21 January 2023
Prime Minister	Pushpa Kamal Dahal, CPN (MC) ; since 26 December 2022
Leader of the Opposition	KP Sharma Oli, CPN (UML) ; since 27 February 2023
Structure
Seats	334 parliamentarians; 59 assemblymen; 275 representatives
National Assembly political groups	Government (38) CPN (MC) (16); NC (10); CPN (US) (8); PSPN (3); LSPN (1); Confidence & supply (3) RJM (1); Independent (2); Opposition (18) CPN (UML) (18);
House of Representatives political groups	Government (156) NC (88); Socialist Front CPN (MC) (30); PSPN (12); CPN (US) (10); ; Janamat (6); NUP (4); LSP-N (4); NSP (2); Confidence & supply (4) RJM (1); Aam Janata Party (1); Independent (2); Opposition (114) CPN (UML) (78); RSP (21); RPP (14); NWPP (1); Vacant (1)
Elections
National Assembly voting system	Single transferable vote & First-past-the-post
House of Representatives voting system	First-past-the-post & proportional representation
Last National Assembly election	26 January 2022
Last House of Representatives election	20 November 2022
Next National Assembly election	2024
Next House of Representatives election	by November 2027
Meeting place
	International Convention Centre,; Kathmandu, Nepal
Website
	www.parliament.gov.np
Constitution
	Constitution of Nepal

The Federal Parliament of Nepal (संघीय संसद नेपाल, Saṅghīya Sansada Nēpāla) is the bicameral federal and supreme legislature of Nepal established in 2018. It consists of the National Assembly and the House of Representatives as parallel houses.

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