Enhance National Assembly’s Dignity

The National Assembly (NA) is going to have 20 new faces soon. The election for 19 members is scheduled to be held on January 25 while the remaining one member will be nominated by the President on the recommendation of the federal government. The 19 seats will remain vacant from March 3. The constitution has a provision of an electoral college that elects 56 of the 59-member Upper House of the federal parliament. Three members are nominated by the President. The permanent House has two years’ term for 19 of its members while another 20 have four years’ tenure and the remaining ones enjoy the full term of six years. So, one-third of its members get elected every two years.