States General

States General of Eastarland Ostligjorden Generelt Staten [ostligiε:rden generelt staten]
Type
Type	Bicameral
Houses	Senate Kōninstag
Term limits	4 terms
History
Founded	20 September 1855
Preceded by	Council of Ministers
New session started	16 September 2019
Leadership
President of the Senate	Arne Bakken (SDP) since 6 September 2019
Chairman of the Kōninstag	Emilia Orenstein (CP) since 12 June 2019
Structure
Seats	850 consisting of 350 senators 500 representatives
Senate political groups	List Government   SDP (84)   PC (43)   CP (41)   GP (27) Opposition   NCF (38)   MPF (35)   CD (31)   NA (29)   LP (22)
Kōninstag political groups	List Government   CP (83)   PC (74)   SDP (48)   GP (30) Opposition   NCF (58)   CD (57)   NA (46)   MPF (41)   LP (37)   F (26)
Elections
Senate voting system	Indirect election
Kōninstag voting system	Proportional representation
Senate last election	2 September 2019
Kōninstag last election	3 June 2019
Meeting place
Palace of the States General, Elgehein Street, Klausberg

States General of Eastarland (Trondic: Ostligjorden Generelt Staten), is the bicameral legislature of the Kingdom of Eastarland.

The Parliament consists of two chambers, the Senate (upper house) and the Kōninstag (lower house). Both houses are equal in terms of power. All legislation must be passed with a simple majority in both houses and be signed into law by the Monarch. Members of the Senate and Kōninstag serve for a total of four years, with elections to the Kōninstag taking place on the first working day of June and the Senate on the first working day in September.

Political Parties

Party		Abbr.	Party leader	Ideology	Position	Representation (seats)
						Senate	Kōninstag
	National Association	NA	Christopher Helgesen	Fascism, Nationalism, Interventionism, Corporatism, Populism, Military-Industrial Complex	far right	29	46
	Monarchist Party "Fatherland"	MPF	Emma Rōnningen	Absolute monarchism, Traditionalism, Reactionism, Nationalism	right wing	35	41
	Green's Party	GP	Simen Berge	Green politics, Environmentalism, Animal rights, Green liberalism	center-right	27	30
	New Conservative Front	NCF	Tomas Godvinson	National conservatism, Progressive conservatism, Pro-Business, Protectionism	center, center-right	38	58
	Christian Democracy	CD	Einar Holen	Christian Democracy, Conservatism, State Religion, Protectionism	center, center-right	31	57
	Civil Position	CP	Karl Weissberg	Liberalism, Market Liberalism, Free Trade, Merchant Interests, Anti-militarism	center	41	83
	Party of Concord	PC	Anna Maria Lorentzen	Liberalism, Neoliberalism, Government Intervention	center, center-left	43	74
	Federalists	F	Ada Carlsen	Decentralization, Agrarianism	center, center-left	0	26
	Social Democratic Party	SDP	Gustav Kristian Berg	Social Democracy, Big tent	center, center-left	84	48
	Left Party	LP	Grete Dale	Democratic Socialism, Feminism, Eco-socialism	center-left	22	37