body. In such a system, congresses do not select or dismiss heads of governments, and governments cannot request an early dissolution as may be the case for parliaments. Some states, such as France, have a semi-presidential system which falls between parliamentary and congressional systems, combining a powerful head of state (president) with a head of government, the prime minister, who is responsible to parliament. Women in parliament List of national parliaments Parliaments of the European Union European Parliament Parliament of Austria (consisting of the National Council and the Federal Council) Belgian Federal Parliament (consisting of the Chamber of Representatives and the Senate) National Assembly of Bulgaria Croatian Parliament House of Representatives (Cyprus) Parliament of the Czech Republic (consisting of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate) Folketing (Denmark) Riigikogu (Estonia) Parliament of Finland (Eduskunta) Parliament of France (consisting of the National Assembly and the Senate) Bundestag and Bundesrat (Germany) Hellenic Parliament (Greece) National Assembly (Hungary) Oireachtas (Ireland) (consisting of the President of Ireland, Dáil Éireann (Lower House) and Seanad Éireann (Senate)) Parliament of Italy (consisting of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate) Saeima (Latvia) Seimas (Lithuania) Chamber of Deputies (Luxembourg) House of Representatives (Malta) States General of the Netherlands (consisting of the Chamber of Representatives and the Senate) Storting (Norway) National Assembly of the Republic of Poland (consisting of the Sejm and the Senate) Assembly of the Republic (Portugal) Parliament of Romania (consisting of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate) National Council (Slovakia) Parliament of Slovenia (consisting of the National Assembly and the National Council) Cortes Generales (Spain) (consisting of the Congress of Deputies and the Senate) Riksdag (Sweden) Others Parliament of Albania Parliament of Australia (consisting of the King, the House of Representatives, and the Senate) The federal government of the Commonwealth of Australia has a bicameral parliament and each of Australia's six states has a bicameral parliament except for Queensland, which has a unicameral parliament. Parliament of The Bahamas Jatiya Sangsad (Bangladesh) Parliament of Barbados Parliament of Canada (consisting of the Queen, an Upper House styled the Senate, and the House of Commons) The federal government of Canada has a bicameral parliament, and each of Canada's 10 provinces has a unicameral parliament. National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China Løgtingið (Faroe Islands) Parliament of Fiji Parliament of Ghana States of Deliberation of Guernsey Legislative Council of Hong Kong Alþing (Parliament of Iceland) - Oldest