States General

States General of Eastarland 3 other official names Letian: Austrumzemes Ģenerālvalstis Levurian: Rytųžemės Generalinės Valstijos Trondic: Idamaade Kõrgeimad Riigid
Type
Type	Bicameral
Houses	Senate Seima
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	Allar Eskola (SDP) since 6 September 2019
Chairman of the Seima	Marija Česnauskaite (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) Left Block   LP (22)
Seima political groups	List Government   CP (83)   PC (74)   SDP (48)   GP (30) Opposition   NCF (58)   CD (57)   NA (46)   MPF (41) Left Block   LP (37)   RP (26)
Elections
Senate voting system	Indirect election
Seima voting system	Proportional representation
Senate last election	2 September 2019
Seima last election	3 June 2019
Meeting place
Palace of the States General, Rūšonu Street, Hansakalns

States General of Eastarland, is the bicameral legislature of the Empire of Eastarland.

The Parliament consists of two chambers, the Senate (upper house) and the Seima (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 Seima serve for a total of four years, with elections to the Seima 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	Seats
						Seima
	National Association	NA	Volmārs Vilsons	Fascism, Nationalism, Interventionism, Corporatism, Populism, Military-Industrial Complex	far right	44
	Monarchist Party "Fatherland"	MPF	Judīte Legzdiņa	Absolute monarchism, Traditionalism, Reactionism, Nationalism	right wing	51
	Green's Party	GP	Līgotnis Grīnbergs	Green politics, Environmentalism, Animal rights, Green liberalism	center-right	40
	New Conservative Front	NCF	Karolis Merkys	National conservatism, Progressive conservatism, Pro-Business, Protectionism	center, center-right	95
	Erlend Kangur	CD	Laurynas Kiskis	Christian Democracy, Conservatism, State Religion, Protectionism	center, center-right	56
	Civil Position	CP	Vulmārs Āboliņš	Liberalism, Market Liberalism, Free Trade, Merchant Interests, Anti-militarism	center	347
	Party of Concord	PC	Eve Kalda	Liberalism, Neoliberalism, Government Intervention	center, center-left	107
	Republican Party	RP	Aldone Freimane	Republicanism, Antimonarchism	center, center-left	19
	Social Democratic Party	SDP	Gytis Landzius	Social Democracy, Big tent	center, center-left	67
	Left Party	LP	Nele Salaseviciute	Democratic Socialism, Feminism, Eco-socialism	center-left	24