Shura Council of Qatar

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The Qatari Shura Council (Arabic: مجلس الشورى القطري, romanized: Majlis as-Shura; also known as the Consultative Assembly) is the unicameral advisory legislative body of the State of Qatar, which holds limited power. It is fully appointed by the emir. The body has the authority to approve "general state policies and the budget", but "has no say in the setting of defence, security, economic and investment policy". Its legislation on other matters must be ratified by the emir, and although the Council may overrule that veto with a two-thirds supermajority, the emir can still suspend that law indefinitely "to serve the higher interests of the country". The Council may also dismiss a minister, but not the prime minister, through a two-thirds vote of no confidence. For four years after its first and last elections in 2021, it consisted of 45 members, made up of 30 elected representatives and 15 appointees of the Emir, but as of 2024 it has gone back to all 45 members being directly appointed...

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