Overview
The Parliament of Ethiopia is based on Ethiopian constitution of 1995, which replaced the preexisting legislative system Shengo .The parliamentary system is based on different power equations, regulations and duties which is specific to the policy adopted by the governing body. The Parliament of Ethiopia is made up of two chambers Upper chamber The house of Federation Lower chamber The house of People Representatives First elections in Ethiopia were held in June 1994 for the 547 member constituent assembly and the assembly based on the constitution of Federal Democratic Republic was formed on December 1994.The first popularly chosen elections for national parliament and regional legislature was held in Ethiopia in May June 1995 and written about often in magazine and news articles. In the past three different types of parliamentary systems have existed in the constitution of Ethiopia the Parliament of Emperor Haile Selassie The National Shengo of the Derg Regime The Federal Parliament of Ethiopia.