The Federal Parliament of Somalia elects the President and Prime Minister, and has the authority to pass and veto laws.[1] It is bicameral, and consists of a 275-seat lower house as well as an upper house capped at 54 representatives.[8] By law, at least 30% of all MPs must be women.[9] The current Members of parliament were selected by a Technical Selection Committee, which was tasked with vetting potential legislators that were in turn nominated by a National Constituent Assembly consisting of elders.[10] The current Speaker of the Federal Parliament is Mohamed Mursal Sheikh Abdurahman.[11]