Legislature. Lower and Upper Houses.

The following is just a suggested outline form for a possible legislative structure.  Of course it would be determined by an elected constitutional committee or convention.

Lower House:

Citizens of Syriaq age 30 and above.  Members elected for 4 year terms unless lower house fails a vote of confidence.   Then Lower House and Prime Minister and Cabinet resign and await new elections within say 90 days.  The King appoints leader of the largest political bloc in elections to form a new government.

Initially 350 seats based upon districts of 200,000 citizens each.  Districts are redesigned every 10 years based upon census and number to maintain 350 seats. District boundaries are determined and reset every 10 years  by an election commission appointed by the King.  In the event of enlargement of the Kingdom the number of seats may change. Otherwise the number shall remain the same and the amount of people per district shall change to be as approximately the same population in each district as possible.

Elections for the Lower house shall commence by determined voting method by all eligible voters in each district from the first election onward.

Upper House:

Citizens of Syriaq age 40 and above.   Members elected for 6 year terms with 1/3 of the body being elected every two years.  122 seats.  Two for each governorate.   No two members of any one governorate shall be elected in the same election except to fill the remaining term on a vacated seat.

At the beginning of the new nation 1 member from each governorate shall be appointed by the King for 1/2 of the initial 6 year seats, 1/2 for the 4 year seats and 1/2  for the 2 year seats.  This shall be done in consultation with leading citizens of each governorate.    In two years those seats having been filled for two years shall all then be open to election by eligible voters in their respective governorates to begin serving a standard 6 year term.   In 4 years the seats of that group shall also be opened to full election to 6 year terms.  In 6 years all seats will then be open for direct election by eligible voters in their governorates to complete the standard 6 year cycle for all members.    

While the lower house "falls" if the majority party or coalition looses a "vote of confidence" and must stand for re election within 90 days, the upper house does not "fall".  The body of the upper house remains as is and continues to follow their 6 year cycles.  

The initial appointment by 1/2 of the upper body by the King, the staggered election cycles and the remaining in office while the lower house may "fail" are all designed to instill a sense of trust, experience and stability by those members serving in the upper house.

All legislation must pass both houses by a simple majority or by percentages agreed to in the constitution.  The King may veto any legislation but the legislature can then over ride the veto by a larger percentage of votes, again determined by the constitution.

The King may dissolve the lower house at any time but it must have the approval of the upper house by a set majority.  Elections for the lower house must then also be within 90 days.  The upper house may not dissolve the lower house without first action by the King.