Rokthing
Legislature of Hverland | |
|---|---|
| 187th Legislature | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | September 14, 1045 |
| Preceded by | Verkalýðsþing |
New session started | January 1, 2015 |
| Meeting place | |
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| Guðbjörnsson Building, Breíddalsvík | |
| Website | |
| rt.hv | |
The Rokthing (Hverlandic: Rokþíngi) is the national governing body of Hverland. It meets in the Guðbjörnsson Building located in central Breíddalsvík.
The Rokthing is unicameral, being composed of a 63-seat assembly. Members are elected via a nationwide party-list proportional system. Elections are held every four years, with the last election being held in 2014.
The Rokthing meets regularly between January and September for regular session, but a special session can be called in order to complete unfinished business or to continue negotiations on the government's budget for the following year.
There are currently seven parties and three parliamentary caucuses represented in the Rokthing. Caucasus refer to parties that frequently meet or work together to pursue common legislative objectives.
| Group | Parties | Ideology | CA | NA | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Right for Pharexia Coalition | Conservative Party | Liberal conservatism | 17 | 64 | 142 | |
| Ilyçisian Democrats | National conservatism | 6 | 30 | |||
| New Future | Agrarianism | 8 | 17 | |||
| Coalition of the Centre | Science–Moderate Party | Third way | 15 | 47 | 141 | |
| Moderate Party | Centrism | 1 | 25 | |||
| Liberal Party | Classical liberalism | 9 | 44 | |||
| Left-Regional Alliance | Lofogengenlok Independence Party | Lofogengenlok regionalism | 1 | 1 | 38 | |
| Greens-Left | Green politics | 5 | 22 | |||
| Dignity–Solidarity Party | Social democracy | 1 | 8 | |||
| Pharexia First | Forward | Right-wing populism | 0 | 13 | 13 | |
| None | Independent Bloc | N/A | 0 | 6 | 6 | |