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Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia's Shura Council is appointed, not popularly elected. Explore the official selection path, institution size and term, exact sources, explicit gaps, and the reason no nationwide popular-vote result is published.
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electoral-management sourcePublished now
parliamentary institution namePublished now
official appointment-system mapPublished now
Shura Council speaker and 150-member institutional structurePublished now
royal appointment selection methodPublished now
four-Hijri-year Council sessionPublished now
officially stated Council functionsPublished now
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- royal appointment selection method
- four-Hijri-year Council session
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How national authority is selected
The official Shura Council record states that the Council consists of a speaker and 150 members chosen by the King from people of knowledge, experience, and specialization. Its session runs for four Hijri years.
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No national elections
International IDEA's published electoral-management model for Saudi Arabia, source year 2021. This is a reproduced source label, not an Electionpedia rating.
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Shura Council
Shura Council
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35,300,280
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