Bundestag of Werania

Bundestag of Werania Bundestag der Ostischland
Type
Type	Bicameral
Houses	House of Councillors House of Deputies
Leadership
Monarch	Charlotte II since 18 February 1987
President of the House of Councillors	Klara Joachim, Nonpartisan since March 13 2012
President of the House of Deputies	Jakob Böckler, NKP since June 7 2019
Structure
Seats	232 (House of Councillors) 545 (House of Deputies)
House of Councillors political groups	List   OSAI: 6 seats   Greens: 9 seats   SRPO: 59 seats   NNK: 10 seats   PMZ: 7 seats   Nonpartisan: 5 seats   SDT: 4 seats   NKP: 130 seats   DA: 2 seats
House of Deputies political groups	List   OSAI: 22 seats   Greens: 80 seats   SRPO: 85 seats   AVP: 2 seats   NNK: 31 seats   PMZ: 32 seats   SDT: 9 seats   VP/AP: 1 seat   NKP: 244 seats   DA: 30 seats   OVFP: 9 seats
Elections
House of Councillors voting system	FPTP/SNTV
House of Councillors last election	2021
House of Deputies last election	2019
House of Councillors next election	2024
House of Deputies next election	2023
Meeting place
Palace of Parliament, Westbrücken, Werania

The Bundestag of Werania (Weranian: Bundestag der Ostischland; Federal Diet) is the bicameral legislature of the Werania. It consists of an upper house known as the House of Councillors (Ratsmitgliederhaus) and a lower house known as the House of Deputies (Abgeordnetenhaus) whilst the monarch presides over parliamentary proceedings. It retains parliamentary sovereignty over Werania, officially being the representative of the Weranian people. Members of the House of Councillors are referred to as Peers whilst members of the House of Deputies are known as the deputies.

The Bundestag took its current form in 1842 following the unification of Werania, being based on the former Reichstag of the Kingdom of Cislania. The original upper house was named the House of Lords was initially entirely hereditary or appointed by the monarch of Werania whilst members of the House of Deputies were elected in a first-past-the post system. In 1905 the government introduced proportional representation for the House of Deputies. In 1956 the House of Deputies voting system was changed again to a parallel system with a portion of the seats elected through FPTP and a portion through PR. The House of Lords remained unreformed until 1991 when the government aboished it and introduced an entirely elected chamber, the House of Councillors.

Currently 245 members of the House of Deputies are elected through single member districts and 300 through proportional representation whilst whilst all members of the House of Councillors are elected via FPTP and SNTV in multi-member districts with half the members elected every six years to three year terms. The next House of Deputies election is expected in 2023; the next House of Councillors election is in 2024.