National Assembly of Carucere
National Assembly of Carucere Assemblée Nationale de Caruquère Bouga Nasyonal Karuke | |
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 Emblem of the National Assembly | |
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| History | |
| Founded | 12 April 1941 (First meeting) (83 years ago) |
| Leadership | |
Presidency | Jean Juidange |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 110 members |
Political groups | Non-partisan |
| Elections | |
| Appointment by local assemblies | |
The National Assembly of Carucere (Gaullican: Assemblée Nationale de Caruquère, Papotement: Bouga Nasyonal Karuke), commonly known as the Bouga, is a legislative body in Carucere on the highest level of the Carucerean legislative assembly system and is one of two legislative bodies on the national level, the other being the Senate.
The National Assembly has several features that differentiates it from the Senate. The Assembly operates by the consensus model, featuring loose political groups instead of political parties. It is an consociational body, where seats are allocated to Carucere's ethnic and religious groups. Instead of direct elections, the makeup of the Assembly is affected by changes in power in the community assemblies at the local level. By convention all assemblies in Carucere, including the National Assembly, uses the delegate model of representation, where each delegate is bound to the wishes of their appointee and have no autonomy. As any delegate may be appointed or recalled at any time, the Assembly is a continuous body and has no legislative periods.
The Assembly and the legislative assembly system directly originates from assemblies established as far back as the 1880s, making the institution older than the country itself. These assemblies were initially formed as the governing bodies of Gowsa communities, but the practice spread to Bahian communities by the 1910s. During the 1930s and 1940s, assemblies helped coordinate the independence movement; in 1941 the National Assembly was founded as the governing body of the independence movement. It would function as the country's provisional government after the Carucerean Revolution. After the independence of Carucere, the assemblies continued to operate to the present.
Often referred to the fourth branch of government, the Assembly participates the political process through resolutions that are implemented by the Government or the Senate. Laws that affect the assemblies and all constitutional changes, are presented to the Assembly for approval. Furthermore it traditionally serves as a hybrid of auditor and ombudsman overseeing the other branches of government.