National Assembly (Fratanica)

National Assembly
Type
Type	Lower house of the National Diet
History
Founded	September 6, 1941 (1941-09-06)
Preceded by	National Parliament
New session started	January 1, 2021 (2021-01-01)
Leadership
Speaker of the National Assembly	Adam Lang, Liberal Unity Party since January 1, 2021 (2021-01-01)
Opposition Coalition Leader	Camille Vallin, Fratanica Forward Party since November 4, 2019 (2019-11-04)
Structure
Seats	525
Political groups	Government Liberal Unity Party Supply-and-defend Movement for Social Justice Democratic Cohesion Party Opposition Fratanica Forward Party Social Conservative Party National Justice Party Affirmative Equality Party
Length of term	4 year, with 3 term limit
Elections
First election	March 6, 1942 (1942-03-06)
Last election	June 7, 2019 (2019-06-07) due to snap election
Next election	March 6, 2022 (2022-03-06)
Constitution
Constitution of Fratanica

The National Assembly of Fratanica is the lower house of the National Diet of Fratanica, as established by the Fratanican Constitution. Each member of the National Assembly are known as deputies, elected directly by constituents in 477 single-member electoral districts.

There are currently 525 deputies representing 318 electoral districts. 318 deputies are elected directly by single-member districts. Constitutency voting is done using first-past-the-post voting. The other 207 seats are won through party-list voting using the D'Hondt method. This is used to strike a balance between the power of political parties and the power of the electorate, representing both of their interests.

Deputies are elected every 4 years and a have 3-term limit, however, the President can dissolve the National Assembly and call for a snap election, with advice from the Prime Minister, given that the National Assembly had not been dissolved in the last year. The President can address the National Assembly or a joint conference of the National Diet, but can not participate in debate. The National Assembly approves all executive nominees, including the Cabinet and the Prime Minister. The lower house can vote to remove the Cabinet and Prime Minister in a vote of no confidence, forcing all ministers to resign. They may also issue a vote of no confidence against individual members of the Cabinet.

Powers

The National Assembly's main function is to exercise legislative power, by passing laws. The National Assembly also places confidence in the Executive Council of Fratanica, and has the right to remove them in a vote of no confidence. The secondary function of the National Assembly is to provide governmental oversight. The National Assembly has the exclusive power to do the following:

• Pass and enact laws that do not affect the status of a province
• Declare war on another country
• Vote on nominations put forth by the President by a simple majority
• Remove the Prime Minister and the Cabinet in a vote of no confidence
• Censure government officials with a simple majority
• Impeach the President, Prime Minister, and other high-ranking appointed officials

The National Assembly must consult with the Federation Council for the following:

• Proposing amendments to the Fratanican Constitution
• Pass and enact laws related to provincial powers and status