Federal Assembly of Vierzland
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Federal Assembly Bundesversammlung | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Established | 1992 |
| Preceded by | Reichskongress (1795–1990) National Assembly (1990–1992) |
| Leadership | |
Eva Weiskopf (NDP) since 14 February 2017 | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 745 |
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Political groups | Government (405)
Opposition (340) |
| Elections | |
| Mixed-member proportional representation (MMP) | |
Last election | 14-15 January 2017 |
Next election | 15-16 January 2022 |
| Meeting place | |
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| Ehrepalast Adtrüs, Vierzland | |
| Website | |
| www.bv.vz | |
The Federal Assembly of Vierzland (Vierz: Bundesversammlung Vierzlands), officially the Federal Assembly of the Vierz Federation (Vierz: Bundesversammlung der Vierze Föderation), is the federal, unicameral legislature of Vierzland. The legislature has 745 members elected by mixed-member proportional representation every five years under universal suffrage.
The Federal Assembly was created under Chapter IV of the Constitution of Vierzland, with its first elections held in 1992. It is situated in Adtrüs in the Ehrepalast, which housed the Reichskongress from 1857 to 1990. The Federal Assembly is led by a President and any number of Vice Presidents, who are elected by a simple majority on the day of a new legislature's inauguration.
Since the abolition of the non-executive presidency in 1998, solely the Federal Assembly elects the Chancellor, which occurs directly thereafter the inauguration of a new legislature. The constitution mandates that the Chancellor also be the leader of the largest party in the Federal Assembly.