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Pharexian Legislature

Síðari
53rd Court
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
HousesWard Assembly
National Assembly
History
FoundedMarch 4, 1899
(125 years ago)
 (1899-03-04)
Preceded byPeople's House
New session started
January 1, 2015
Leadership
Ward Speaker
National Speaker
Gríma Ólafsdóttir
Structure
Pharexian Ward Assembly structure.png
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)
Pharexian National Assembly structure.png
National Assembly political groups
Executive
  Conservative Party (61)
  Science–Moderate Party (42)
  Moderate (22)
  New Future (17)
  Indepdendent (18)
Opposition
  Liberal Party (33)
  Ilyçisian Democrats (28)
  Greens–Left (20)
  Forward (11)
  Dignity–Solidarity Party (8)
  Lofogengenlok (8)
  Indepdendent (9)
Elections
Ward Assembly voting system
Single transferable vote
National Assembly voting system
Party-list proportional representation
Ward Assembly last election
December 1st, 2014
National Assembly last election
December 1st, 2014
Meeting place
Schwerin-Schloss-gp.jpg
Holafsosan Building, Breíddalsvík
Website
leg.gov.phx

The Federal Legislature of Pharexia (Pharexian: Síðari, Astellian: Félagið) is the national governing body of Pharexia. It meets in the Holafsosan Building located in central Breíddalsvík.

The Federal Legislature is bicameral, being composed of the 277-seat National Assembly and the 63-seat Ward Assembly. The houses have identical powers. Members of both houses represent the wards, but, whereas seats in the National Assembly are elected via a nationwide party-list proportional system, each ward seperately elects three members to the Ward Assembly. Both are elected in full once every four years, with the last election being held in 2014.

The Federal 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.

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.