Vinalian Parliament
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Vinalian Parliament | |
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| Парламент Віналіана (Parlament Vinaliya) | |
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| Leadership | |
President | |
Minister-President | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 277 |
Length of term | 3 years |
| Elections | |
| closed list Proportional representation | |
Last election | 12 August 2021 |
Next election | 12 August 2024 |
| Meeting place | |
| Vinalian Parliament Vinalinsk | |
| Website | |
| VNP.gov.VN | |
Vinalia is a federal, parliamentary, representative republic. Made up of the two constituent states of North and South Vinalia. Federal legislative power is vested in the Vinalian Parliament made up of the Senate of the Union (Upper House), and the House of the People (Lower House). The House elects the Minister-President usually from the largest party in the House.
The multilateral system has, since 1993, been dominated by the Unionist Party, Conservative Party, and Workers Party of Vinalia. The judiciary of Vinalia is independent of the executive and the legislature, while it is common for leading members of the executive to be members of the legislature as well. The political system is laid out in the 1993 constitution, the Tsyvilʹne Pravo (Civil Law), has been maintained since the year 1993, as established in the Treaty of Vinalian Reunification (TVR).
History
Electoral Process
Voters elect using the closed list Proportional representation method, each province/federal district is slotted at the minimum one seat, with seats being added in relation to the province/district with the smallest population (currently the province of Juyu Ruwach South with 134,600 people). The largest province by population and seats is that of Shyroniy with 36 seats followed by Rigalia with 33 seats. Elections are held every three years, with seats being assigned every 10 years following a census (the Federal district of Vinalinsk had a census performed in 2017, adding one more seats into the district bringing its total to 2.)
Each voter can cast two votes for the House: a provincial party list vote (first vote) and a national list vote (second vote). Based solely on the first votes, 188 members are elected by closed party lists in all 13 Provinces/Districts. The second votes are used to produce 50 seats for parties at a national level. Seats are allocated using the D'Hondt method. To be assigned a seat in the National List a party must receive more second votes nationwide than the electoral threshold of 5%.
Elections for the Senate are similar to House elections with the exception that all provinces/districts elect 3 members regardless of population, a 33% of the vote is required for a party to sit a member, although this is hard to achieve. As with the house, the party with the largest percentage of the vote gets seated, in case the vote is split and the threshold cannot be reached.
Senate of the Union
Senate of the Union | |
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| Сенат Союзу (Senat Soyuzu) | |
| Type | |
| Type | Upper House of the Vinalian Senate |
| Leadership | |
President | |
Speaker of the Senate | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 39 |
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Political groups | Government (28)
Opposition (11)
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Length of term | 3 years |
| Elections | |
| Proportional representation | |
Last election | 12 August 2021 |
Next election | 12 August 2024 |
| Meeting place | |
| East Wing of the Vinalian Parliament Vinalinsk | |
| Website | |
| VSU.gov.VN | |
The Senate of the Union, or just the Senate is the upper house of the Vinalian Parliament and is made up of 39 members, 3 per province/district regardless of population. The senate's main role is in passing legislation. The Senate, elects two leadership positions from among its ranks, electing a President of the chamber which maintains order and discipline, and a Speaker which represents the body as a whole to the President of the Republic and the Minister-President. Currently Hryhorij Andrushchenko of the Unionist Party is the president of the Senate and has been since 2017, with Yaroslav Savych of the Workers Party serving as its Speaker, a role he's held since 2016. The Senate is meant to create an equal playing field for both of the constituent states, as all provinces and districts are represented equally regardless of population.
The Senate meets in the East Wing of the Vinalian Parliament in Vinalinsk, it previously met in the East Wing of the former Parliament, now the Orlavo House of Law. Requirements to enter the Senate include at least 28 years of age, be a citizen of Vinalia, reside in the province/district on which they're running for election, and having lived in said province/district at least 3 years.
2021 Elections
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| Party | Total votes |
% | Seats | |||||||||||
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| Unionist Party | 5,051,299 | 33.27 | 16 | +3 | ||||||||||
| Workers Party | 4,399,252 | 28.98 | 12 | +1 | ||||||||||
| Conservative Party | 3,872,901 | 25.51 | 11 | +3 | ||||||||||
| Green Party | 495,036 | 3.26 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Freedom Party | 395,081 | 2.60 | 0 | -6 | ||||||||||
| Indigenous Party of Vinalia | 285,091 | 1.88 | 0 | New | ||||||||||
| Nationalist Party | 242,947 | 1.60 | 0 | -1 | ||||||||||
| Socialist Alternative for Vinalia | 152,942 | 1.01 | 0 | New | ||||||||||
| Vinalian Section of the Workers International | 73,072 | 0.48 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Independents | 14,728 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Vodka Please | 2,506 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Episemialist Renewal Party | 1,183 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Quetzal Union | 534 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Party of Lunatics | 264 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Defence of Farmers Party | 230 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Marolevic Alliance | 212 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Valid votes | 14,986,572 | 98.7 | – | - | ||||||||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 194,910 | 1.28 | – | - | ||||||||||
| Total votes | 15,181,482 | 100.0 | 39 | - | ||||||||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 19,572,520 | 77.57 | – | - | ||||||||||
| Source: Electoral Commission of Vinalia | ||||||||||||||
House of the People
House of the People | |
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| Будинок народу (Budynok Narodu) | |
| Type | |
| Type | Lower House of the Vinalian House |
| Leadership | |
President | |
Speaker of the House | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 238 |
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Political groups | Government (151)
Opposition (87)
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Length of term | 3 years |
| Elections | |
| Proportional representation | |
Last election | 12 August 2021 |
Next election | 12 August 2024 |
| Meeting place | |
| West Wing of the Vinalian Parliament Vinalinsk | |
| Website | |
| VSU.gov.VN | |
The House of the People, or just the House is the lower house of the Vinalian Parliament and is made up of 238 members. 188 elected from Provincial party lists, and 50 elected from a national list. The Houses main role is in passing legislation, and electing the Minister-President usually from the largest party. Once a candidate has presented to the President a list of 100 House members who support their candidacy a leadership election can be called, if the candidate receives a majority they're elected by the House, and confirmed by the President, who has 15 days to present to both President and House their Cabinet.
The House operates similarly to the Senate, electing a President of the chamber which maintains order and discipline, and a Speaker which represents the body as a whole to the President of the Republic and the Minister-President. Currently Rostyslav Stefanovych of the Unionist Party is the president of the House and has been since 2019, with Ana-Anastasia Terpilovich of the Workers Party serving as its Speaker, a role she's held since 2021. The House is meant to represent the Vinalian population proportionally.
The House meets in the West Wing of the Vinalian Parliament in Vinalinsk, it previously met in the West Wing of the former Parliament, now the Orlavo House of Law. Requirements to enter the House include at least 18 years of age, be a citizen of Vinalia, reside in the province/district on which they're running for election, and having lived in said province/district at least 1 year.
2021 Elections
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| Party | Constituency | Party list | Total seats |
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| Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | |||||||||
| Unionist Party (ЮП ; YP) | 4,096,027 | 26.98 | 76 | 4,449,517 | 29.31 | 17 | 93 | +13 | ||||||
| Workers Party (РП ; RP) | 3,663,292 | 24.13 | 43 | 3,796,214 | 25.01 | 15 | 58 | +1 | ||||||
| Conservative Party (КП ; KP) | 2,990,506 | 19.70 | 39 | 3,189,603 | 21.01 | 12 | 51 | +9 | ||||||
| Green Party (П3 ; PZ) | 861,839 | 5.68 | 7 | 856,964 | 5.64 | 3 | 10 | +6 | ||||||
| Freedom Party (ПC ; PS) | 751,452 | 4.95 | 9 | 653,951 | 4.31 | 0 | 9 | -23 | ||||||
| Indigenous Party of Vinalia (KПB ; KPV) | 634,185 | 4.18% | 4 | 785,164 | 5.17 | 3 | 7 | New | ||||||
| Nationalist Party (HП ; NP) | 576,927 | 3.80 | 4 | 495,674 | 3.26 | 0 | 4 | -11 | ||||||
| Socialist Alternative for Vinalia (CAB ; SAV) | 603,984 | 3.98 | 3 | 452,663 | 2.98 | 0 | 3 | New | ||||||
| Vinalian Section of the Workers International (BCIP; VSIR) | 407,062 | 2.68 | 2 | 269,205 | 1.77 | 0 | 2 | -2 | ||||||
| Independents | 210,526 | 0.001 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | -3 | ||||||
| Episemialist Renewal Party (ПOE; POE) | 28,668 | 0.0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Vodka Please (Гб; HB'L) | 27,686 | 0.0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Quetzal Union (KC; KTTS) | 17,268 | 0.0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Defence of Farmers Party (ПOф; POF) | 14,257 | 0.0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Party of Lunatics (Л; Lunatyky) | 13,368 | 0.0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Marolevic Alliance (PB-ч; AM) | 12,894 | 0.0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Alliance of Women for Women (Ажж; AZZ) | 11,548 | 0.0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| The No Pants Party (BбW; Shtany) | 11,002 | 0.0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | New | ||||||
| Sugar Worker Party (ПPц; PRT) | 10,617 | 0.0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Alliance of 931 (931) | 9,164 | 0.0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Monarchist Party (MП ; MP) | 8,899 | 0.0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | New | ||||||
| Animal Protection (3T ; ZT) | 8,781 | 0.0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Equal Rights (PП ; RP) | 8,049 | 0.0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | New | ||||||
| Valid votes | 14,978,001 | 98.66 | – | 15,047,100 | 99.11 | – | – | – | ||||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 203,481 | 1.34 | – | 134,382 | 0.89 | – | – | – | ||||||
| Total votes | 14,978,001 | 100.0 | 188 | 15,047,100 | 100.0 | 50 | 238 | – | ||||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 19,572,520 | 77.57 | – | 19,572,520 | 77.57 | – | – | – | ||||||
| Source: Electoral Commission of Vinalia | ||||||||||||||