Federal Assembly (Czechoslovakia)

Federal Assembly of the
Czech and Slovak Federative Republic

*Federální shromáždění ČSFR* (Czech)
*Federálne zhromaždenie ČSFR* (Slovak)
Federal Assembly of the; Czech and Slovak Federative Republic ; Federální shromáždění ČSFR (Czech); Federálne zhromaždenie ČSFR (Slovak)
Legislative body in Czechoslovakia
Type
Type	Bicameral
Houses	Chamber of Nations; Chamber of People
History
Established	1 January 1969
Disbanded	31 December 1992
Preceded by	National Assembly
Succeeded by	Parliament of the Czech Republic; National Council of the Slovak Republic;
Seats	350 members (1969–1990); 150 Chamber of Nations; 200 Chamber of People; 300 members (1990–1992); 150 Chamber of Nations; 150 Chamber of People;
Elections
Voting system	Direct non-competitive elections (1969–1990); Direct competitive proportional representation (1990–1992)
Last election	5–6 June 1992
Meeting place
	Federal Assembly (originally stock exchange building), Prague

The Federal Assembly (Czech: Federální shromáždění, Slovak: Federálne zhromaždenie) was the highest organ of state power of Czechoslovakia from 1 January 1969 until the amendment of the state constitution on 23 April 1990. From 23 April 1990 until the dissolution of Czechoslovakia on 31 December 1992, it functioned as the state's federal legislature.

Chapter 3 of the 1960 Constitution of Czechoslovakia recognized it as "the supreme organ of state power and the sole statewide legislative body."

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