Aeian Parliament

Aeian Parliament
1st Aeian Parliament
Type
Type	Bicameral
History
Founded	2016
New session started	1 December 2016
Leadership
Speaker	Template:Country data Sarpory and Vemnia Carles Zeoffajen
Structure
Seats	617
Political groups	LA (175)   SU (169)   DB (136)   GM (64)   ANS (46)   RLG (18)   Non-Inscrits (9)
Elections
Next election	November 2018
Meeting place
Berghelling, Midrasia

The Aeian Parliament is the supreme legislative body of the Aeian Community, the domestic body of the Commonwealth of Democratic Nations. The Parliament is made up of the Aeian Assembly and Aeian Council. The Assembly contains members elected from each member state within the community, whilst the Council contains the heads of state of each member of the Community. All legislation passed by the Parliament is required to pass through both houses to be enacted.

Aeian Council

The Aeian Council is the upper house of the Aeian Parliament. The purpose of the Council is to represent the national governments of each member state in the Aeian Parliament. The Council is comprised of the head of government or their appointed representative from each member state and the one observer. By convention the Council does not introduce legislation, however there is no rule that says it cannot.

The Aeian Council debates and votes on all legislation passed by the Aeian Assembly. The Council also has the unique power of voting in new members to the Aeian Community. The Aeian Council not as active as the Assembly and other parts of the Aeian Community and meets on an as needed basis.

The Council is presided over by a President. The presidency of the Council is rotated among the members yearly. The current president is the Chancellor of Cuirpthe, Aidan Henderson.

Aeian Assembly

The Aeian Assembly is the lower house of the Aeian Parliament. The Assembly represents the people of the Commonwealth as each nation sends a number of popularly elected delegates to the body. Delegates to the Aeian Parliament, commonly known as DAPs, vote based on their constituency and party needs and are not beholden to their national governments.

The Assemly is presided over by an elected Speaker. The current Speaker is Carles Zeoffajen from Sarpory and Vemnia.

Elections

Elections for seats within the Assembly take place every two-years and are handled entirely by on a national level. Each member state may select an individual proportional system to elect members to the Assembly. Each member state may also draw their own electoral boundaries, provided they are in compliance with the Treaty of Berghelling's ruling on national elections for the Assembly. Each member state receives a base six seats, with additional seats based on their population, with one extra seat for every 819,000 people of part thereof.

Political Groups

Although members of the Asuran Parliament represent their respective national parties at a local level, the vast majority of national parties also subscribe to a particular political bloc within the parliament.

Party Name		Seats in the Aeian Assembly	Subscribing National Parties	Ideology
	Democratic Bloc	136 / 617	Subscribing Parties Midrasia Chartist Party Alydian Democratic Union Aquidneck Royalist Party Vrnallia Conservative Party Newrey Conservative Party Glanodel Conservative Democratic Party Navack Republican Conservative Party Delfina National Conservatives Elhazia Homeland Party Ajerrin Conservative National Union Brilliania Demokratak Sarpory and Vemnia Ksaiist-Republican Party Parishioners' Republican Party Pragmatic Union Reform Party	Conservatism, Centrism, Alydian Democracy
	Liberal Alliance	175 / 617	Subscribing Parties Midrasia Liberal League Aquidneck Liberal Party Vrnallia Centrist Party Newrey Social-Liberal Party Glanodel Liberal People's Party Trúathist Democrats Navack Social Liberal Party Delfina National Democratic Union Chalcia Democratic Party Elhazia National Liberal Party Ajerrin United Liberals Sarpory and Vemnia Liberal Union Open Society Party	Liberalism, Centrism, Welfare capitalism
	Socialist Union	169 / 617	Subscribing Parties Midrasia Social Democratic Party Socialist Party Aquidneck Progressive Party Vrnallia Socialist Party Nausikaa Socialist Party Navack Social Democratic Party Chalcia Chalcian Socialist Movement Elhazia Bright Future Ajerrin Elima Maurula - Democratic Socialists Brilliania Social Party Sarpory and Vemnia Progressive Union Social Democratic Party Workers' Party	Social Democracy, Democratic Socialism
	Alliance for National Sovereignty	46 / 617	Subscribing Parties Midrasia Midrasia First Aquidneck Republican Party Newrey Constitutional Party Glanodel Aptaran Alliance Delfina National Action Party Elhazia Freedom and Direct Democracy Ajerrin Ajerrin First Brilliania Brillian National Movement - Hobeko Sarpory and Vemnia Alternative Party Sarpory and Vemnia First Union Conservative Party	Populism, Traditionalist conservatism, Anti-globalization
	Green Movement	64 / 617	Subscribing Parties Midrasia Green Party Aquidneck Green Party Glanodel Green Party Chalcia Party of Greens-Socialists Elhazia Union of Greens and Farmers Ajerrin Green Federation Sarpory and Vemnia Green Party Farmers' Party Stewardship Party	Green Politics
	Radical Left Group	18 / 617	Subscribing Parties Delfina Worker's Party Chalcia United Left Elhazia New Dawn - For Free Elhazia Ajerrin Citizen's First Light Sarpory and Vemnia Parish-Communalist Party	Socialism, Anti-globalization
	Non-Inscrits	9 / 617	Subscribing Parties Glanodel Agrarian Party Elhazia Elhazian Movement for National Renewal Plaid Henwald Ajerrin Kumulipo Brilliania Brilliania Not For Sale Movement Sarpory and Vemnia Independent Voters Union	Independent