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Ethiopia National Shengo (National Assembly)
The constitution's most detailed sections related to the
central government's organization and activities. In these
sections, the document described the various state organs
and explained their relationship to one another.
The supreme organ of state power was the National Shengo
(National Assembly). Its responsibilities included amending
the constitution; determining foreign, defense, and security
policy; establishing the boundaries, status, and
accountability of administrative regions; and approving
economic plans. The National Shengo was also responsible for
establishing the Council of State; the Council of Ministers,
ministries, state committees, commissions, and state
authorities; the Supreme Court; the Office of the Prosecutor
General; the National Workers' Control Committee; and the
Office of the Auditor General. In addition, the National
Shengo elected the president and officials of the Council of
State and approved the appointment of other high-ranking
authorities.
Candidates to the National Shengo had to be nominated by
regional branches of the WPE, mass organizations, military
units, and other associations recognized by law. Balloting
for seats in the National Shengo was required to be secret,
and all individuals eighteen years of age and above were
eligible to vote. Elected members served five-year terms,
and the body met in regular session once each year. These
sessions were usually public but might on occasion be held
in camera. In 1987 the National Shengo had 835 members.
Data as of 1991
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