Federal Assembly of Votyalia

Federal Assembly of Votyalia Федеральное Собрание Вотялии Federal'noye Sobraniye Votyalii
Type
Type	Bicameral
Leadership
President of Votyalia	Andrey Primakov, Constitutional Democratic Party
Prime Minister	Matryona Alliluyeva, Progress
President of the Assembly of the Land	Vladimir Bezrukov, Progress
President of the State Duma	Stanislav Maikov, Progress
Structure
Seats	728 members 112 Federal Councillors 616 Deputies
Political groups	Majority   Progress (63) Minority   Constitutional Democratic Party (38) Other Opposition Parties   Democratic Socialist Party (5)   Worker's Union (3)   United Republican Party (2)   Ecology (1)
Political groups	Majority Government   Progress (339) Official Opposition   Constitutional Democratic Party (211) Other Opposition Parties   Democratic Socialist Party (31)   Worker's Union (17)   United Republican Party (7)   People's Alliance (4)   Ecology (4)   Non-Inscrits (3)
Elections
Voting system	Mixed-member proportional representation
Last election	2018 General Election
Meeting place
Federal Palace of Democratic Ideals
Website
www.fedsobraniye.pra.frv

The Federal Assembly is the bicameral legislature of the Votyalia. It was initially formed via the 1887 Constitution, replacing the previously powerless, rubber-stamp legislature under the Votyalic monarch. It is the strongest governmental institution in Votyalia.

The powers of the Assembly are detailed in the aforementioned 1887 constitution, as well as the so-called January Constitution and the 1912 Federal Constitution -- both actually being sets of amendments to the original 1887 document. The Assembly comprises two bodies; the Assembly of the Land (or Zemsksobor), which has 112 members, and the State Duma (or Gosduma) which has at least 576 members and currently has 616. The Council is elected indirectly by the thirty-four Federal Subjects, with representatives distributed by population. The Gosduma is elected via mixed-member proportional representation, with exactly 288 single-member districts and a nationwide closed party list which allows for numerous extra deputies through overhang and adjustment seats.

Members of the Assembly meet in the Federal Palace of Democratic Ideals in Yasnaya Polyana. While the Prime Minister officially leads and sets the agenda of the Gosduma, a President of that body as well as the Zemsksobor maintain moderating powers.

History

The Federal Assembly was formed via the 1887 Constitution; its direct predecessor, called the Zemsky Sobor, provided a model for the upper house of the eventual assembly.

Initially half of each body was directly appointed by the monarch, or Tsar. These powers were limited first in 1880, when the Gosduma became fully directly elected via first-past-the-post single-member districts. The Sovereign's appointments and position altogether were done away with during the Christmas Revolution of 1935, which saw the Tsar deposed and exiled alongside his family.

Components

Committees of the Gosduma

Departmental: Business, Innovation and Skills Select Committee
Departmental: Communities and Local Government Select Committee
Departmental: Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee
Departmental: Defence Select Committee
Departmental: Education Select Committee
Departmental: Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee
Departmental: Foreign Affairs Select Committee
Departmental: Health Select Committee
Departmental: Home Affairs Select Committee
Departmental: International Development Select Committee
Departmental: International Trade Select Committee
Departmental: Justice Select Committee
Departmental: Science and Technology Select Committee
Departmental: Transport Select Committee
Departmental: Treasury Select Committee
Departmental: Work and Pensions Select Committee
Topical: Environmental Audit Select Committee
Topical: Liaison Committee
Topical: Public Accounts Select Committee
Topical: Public Administration Select Committee
Topical: Arms Export Controls Committee
Topical: Regulatory Reform Committee
Topical: Select Committee on Statutory Instruments
Topical: Women and Equalities Committee
Topical: Petitions
Internal: Administration Committee
Internal: Backbench Business Committee
Internal: Finance and Services Committee
Internal: Members' Allowances Committee
Internal: Committee on Standards
Internal: Committee of Privileges
Internal: Procedure Committee
Internal: Committee of Selection