Federal Council of Tarper
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Federal Council of Tarper Conseil Fédéral de Tarper | |
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6th Federal Council | |
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Type | |
Type | of the Parliament of Tarper |
History | |
Founded | September 10, 2002 |
Preceded by | Officer's Chamber (Second Republic of Tarper) |
Leadership | |
Speaker of the Federal Council | Laraine Castilla, SP since 22 September 2016 |
Leader of the Federal Council | Abraham Reed, SP since 24 September 2012 |
Shadow Leader | Laurence Abram, CDSF since 28 September 2012 |
Structure | |
Seats | 123 |
Political groups | Government (68)
Opposition (56) |
Elections | |
Appointed by State legislature | |
Last election | 1 March 2020 |
Next election | 1 March 2024 |
Meeting place | |
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Astran House of Nobles, Center, Terraum |
The Federal Council of Tarper is a legislative body that represents the twelve states of Tarper at the federal level. The Council meets at the Palace of States in Terraum.
The Federal Council participates in legislation, alongside the Bundestag, the directly elected representatives of the people of Tarper, with laws affecting state competencies and all constitutional changes requiring the consent of the body. It is equivalent in function to an upper house of parliament.
The modern Federal Council is the successor similar upper houses in Tarper's history like the Imperial Diet of the TSE, the General Courts of the UKT, the Hall of Confederation of the CTCR, and the Officer's Chamber of the Republic.
The political makeup of the Council is affected by changes in power in the states of Tarper, and thus by elections in each state. Each state delegation in the Federal Council is essentially a representation of the state government and reflects the political makeup of the ruling majority or plurality of each state legislature (including coalitions).