7 A. The Legislature

Composition — Nepal: bicameral Federal Parliament (Art. 83): House of Representatives (275: 165 first-past-the-post from constituencies + 110 proportional-representation from a single nationwide constituency; 5-year term; universal suffrage at 18; one-third women per party — Art. 84(1), (5), (8)) and National Assembly (59: 56 elected — 8 per province by an electoral college of provincial and local representatives, including at least 3 women, 1 Dalit, 1 person with disability/minority; 3 nominated by the President; 6-year terms with one-third retiring every two years — Art. 86). Functions: law-making; control of finance (no tax or spending without statute — Arts. 115–120); oversight of the executive (questions, committees, no-confidence — Art. 100); representation; constituent power (constitutional amendment); forum of the nation (debate).