Editing Politics of Somalia (section)

==Federal Parliament of Somalia==

===Legislative branch===
{{Further|Federal Parliament of Somalia}}
The [[Federal Parliament of Somalia]] is the national [[parliament]] of Somalia. Formed in August 2012, it is based in the capital Mogadishu and is [[Bicameralism|bicameral]], consisting of an [[upper house]] which represents federal states and a [[lower house]]. The Federal Parliament of Somalia elects the President and has the authority to pass and [[veto]] laws,<ref name="Frspc"/> and consists of a 275-seat [[lower house]] as well as an [[upper house]] capped at 54 representatives.<ref name="Ajssihnp">{{cite news|title=Somalia swears in historic new parliament|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/africa/2012/08/2012818183718864689.html|access-date=21 August 2012|newspaper=Al Jazeera|date=20 August 2012}}</ref><ref name="Gslonpl">[http://www.garoweonline.com/artman2/publish/Somalia_27/Somalia_List_of_new_parliamentarians_leaked.shtml Somalia: List of new parliamentarians leaked] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121122200336/http://www.garoweonline.com/artman2/publish/Somalia_27/Somalia_List_of_new_parliamentarians_leaked.shtml |date=2012-11-22 }}</ref>