Commons Council (Seketan)
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Commons Council | |
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| 47th Session | |
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| Type | |
| Type | Lower House of the Hérvynsken |
| History | |
| Founded | 1799 |
| Leadership | |
Speaker | Alyia Majje, Socialist |
Prime Minister | |
Leader of the Opposition | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 293 MC's |
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Political groups | Government (167)
Opposition (126)
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| Elections | |
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Last election | March 6, 2020 |
Next election | Before March 4, 2024 |
| Meeting place | |
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| Hérvynsken Building Government District, Conelibek, Seketan | |
The Commons Council or blank is the lower house of the Seketese Hérvynsken. It is the only directly elected body in the Federal Government and is the primary legislative body in the Hérvynsken. It meets in the North end of the Hérvynsken Buildings in the Allis Room. The councils modern authority is established in the Seketese Constitution under Article 3, Section 2 in 1972 after the Seketese Revolution reformed the Hérvynsken's powers. Currently its the primary house of the Hérvynsken with the power to elect the Prime Minister.
At the beginning of each session the house elects a Speaker to preside over debates and votes. Currently the Speaker is Alyia Majje of the Socialist Party who is the first female Speaker and was first elected to the seat in 2015. The Speaker is assisted by 3 deputies, who are currently Jacob Hesek of the National Conservative Party, Rejina Makolta of the Labour Party and Paal Dhi of the Liberal Democratic Party.
The chamber has 293 members elected every 4 years, with 193 elected by FPTP in single member districts with roughly equal population and 100 elected proportionally in at-large province wide constituencies. Members of the Council, or MC's group themselves into political parties, with a minimum requirement of 10 members to form a recognized party. MC's in groupings less then 10 can form unrecognized parties and sit with other non-affiliated MC's. The Speaker can choose to lower the minimum requirements at anytime.