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Pharexian Legislature Síðari | |
|---|---|
| 53rd Court | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| Houses | Ward Assembly National Assembly |
| History | |
| Founded | March 4, 1899 |
| Preceded by | People's House |
New session started | January 1, 2015 |
| Leadership | |
Ward Speaker | |
National Speaker | Gríma Ólafsdóttir |
| Structure | |
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Ward Assembly political groups | Executive Conservative Party (18) Science–Moderate Party (15) New Future (8) Opposition Liberal Party (9) Ilyçisian Democrats (6) Greens–Left (5) Dignity–Solidarity Party (2) |
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National Assembly political groups | --- |
| Elections | |
Ward Assembly voting system | Appointment |
National Assembly voting system | Party-list proportional representation |
National Assembly last election | December 1st, 2014 |
National Assembly next election | December 1st, 2018 |
| Meeting place | |
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| Holafsosan Building, Breíddalsvík | |
| Website | |
| leg.gov.phx | |
The Federal Legislature of Pharexia (Pharexian: Síðari, Lilledic: Félagið) is the national governing body of Pharexia. It meets in the Holafsosan Building located in central Breíddalsvík.
The body has two chambers: the upper house, known as the Quorum, and the lower house, known as the House of Delegates. The fifty members of the upper house are known as Prelates and are appointed by members of the Church of Pharexia. The House of Delegates has 500 members and are elected every five years based on party-list proportional representation. Pharexia is split into 10 constituencies called wards that each elect between 12 and 90 Parliamentarians. The apportionment of Parliamentarians depends on the size of the electorate, meaning a larger population equates to more representation.
The Legislature 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. Floor sessions are held in the House of Nobility in Brichard. Members are called Parliamentarians, or PL's for short.
Upper house
Functions
Appointments
Lower house
Functions
Elections and parties
Voters elect candidates who stand either as independents or as members of political parties. Seats in the House are apportioned among the wards by population. Prior to election day, parties make lists of candidates to be elected, and seats get distributed to each party in proportion to the number of votes the party receives. As of 2019, eight parties are currently represented: the conservative and religious democratic Union for Conservatives, the right-libertarian and agrarian New Future party, the right-wing theocratic Ilyçisian Delegation, the centrist and technocentric Science Party, the social and economically liberal Liberal Justice Party, the left-wing and green Écologists, the progressive socialist, Dignity Party, and the liberal-conservative, New Waldensia nationalist Bloç Waldénsicois.