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The '''Serene Congress''', often referred to otherwise as the Serene Congress of Nastanovo, the | The '''Serene Congress''', often referred to otherwise as the Serene Congress of Nastanovo, the Serene Congress of the Nation, or simply '''Congress''', is the supreme {{wp|legislative body}} in [[Nastanovo]]. It alone possesses {{wp|legislative supremacy}} and thereby ultimate power over all other political bodies in Nastanovo. Its seat is the [[National Palace of the Serene Congress of the Nation]] in [[Nostalta]]. The {{wp|legislature}} is {{wp|bicameral}}, consisting of an {{wp|upper house}} (The [[Mystic Sentate|Mystoia Senatus]]) and a {{wp|lower house}} (The [[Spokespersons' Assembly|Asamblea de Portavoces]]). In 1780, the upper and lower houses were established by the [[Sovereign's Constitution]] as a decree from the [[Sovereign of Nastanovo]], [[Bernardo Freire]], and the first national elections were held in the country that same year. Following the [[October Revolution]] in 1926 the [[People’s Republic of Nastanovo|Revolutionaries]] dissolved the body and declared it a device of Sovereigntist power, only for the [[Nastnovian Civil War]] to end in revolutionary defeat and exile while [[Benicio De Augusto]] restored the body under his [[Constitution of 1937|Constitución de '37]], the legislative body was enshrined during the [[1997 National Salvation Congress Constitutional Convention]] which broke down the authoritarian process of [[Benicio De Augusto|De Augusto]] while transfering more power towards the Congress. | ||
==Name and Etymology== | ==Name and Etymology== | ||
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Serene Congress of Nastanovo | |
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| Type | |
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| Houses | Mystoia Senatus Asamblea de Portavoces |
| Leadership | |
Ramon Gaos since 5 November 2022 | |
Elías Navarro since 27 November 2022 | |
| Structure | |
| Seats |
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Mystoia Senatus political groups | Government (17)
Opposition (8) Other (5)
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Asamblea de Portavoces political groups | Government (227)
Opposition (152) Other (5)
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| Elections | |
Mystoia Senatus last election | 1 November 2018 |
Asamblea de Portavoces last election | 1 November 2022 |
| Meeting place | |
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| National Palace of the Serene Congress of the Nation, Nostalta, Nastanovo | |
| Website | |
| SCNV.nv | |
The Serene Congress, often referred to otherwise as the Serene Congress of Nastanovo, the Serene Congress of the Nation, or simply Congress, is the supreme legislative body in Nastanovo. It alone possesses legislative supremacy and thereby ultimate power over all other political bodies in Nastanovo. Its seat is the National Palace of the Serene Congress of the Nation in Nostalta. The legislature is bicameral, consisting of an upper house (The Mystoia Senatus) and a lower house (The Asamblea de Portavoces). In 1780, the upper and lower houses were established by the Sovereign's Constitution as a decree from the Sovereign of Nastanovo, Bernardo Freire, and the first national elections were held in the country that same year. Following the October Revolution in 1926 the Revolutionaries dissolved the body and declared it a device of Sovereigntist power, only for the Nastnovian Civil War to end in revolutionary defeat and exile while Benicio De Augusto restored the body under his Constitución de '37, the legislative body was enshrined during the 1997 National Salvation Congress Constitutional Convention which broke down the authoritarian process of De Augusto while transfering more power towards the Congress.
Name and Etymology
History
Chambers
The Serene Congress is bicameral and has two chambers: the Mystoia Senatus and the Asamblea de Portavoces.
Mystic Senate
Spokespersons' Assembly
Sessions
Recesses
During the the 2024 calendar year, the Serene Congress is scheduled to be in recess a total of five times.
In an election year, the legislature enters a General Election Recess from 12 May to the first Monday after the 12 June election. It goes into recces following the following the dissolution of the Comhthionól Náisiúnta on 12 May.
| Name | Dates | Notes |
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| Winter Recess | 1 January - 7 January | An extension of the Late Year Recess. |
| Liberation Day Holiday Recess | 7 March | The public holiday for Liberation day was observed on every seventh of March. |
| Summer Recess | 1 July - 17 August | |
| Remembrance Day Holiday Recess | 1 September | |
| Late Year Recess | 14 December - 31 December |