Federal Parliament of Nepal
The former Parliament of Nepal was dissolved by King Gyanendra in 2002,[1] on the grounds that it was incapable of handling the Maoist rebels.[2] After the success of the April 2006 people's movement, on 15 January 2007, the old parliament was dissolved and replaced by a 330-member interim legislature of Nepal.[5] The second Nepalese Constituent Assembly was converted into a legislative parliament of Nepal after the promulgation of the constitution on 20 September 2015.The members of the house hold their seats for five years or until the body is dissolved by the President on the advice of the council of ministers.[9] The constitution of Nepal guarantees a 33% reservation for women in all public offices including the federal parliament.