National Assembly (Alquiya)

National Assembly
33rd Session
History
Founded	1973 (1973)
Leadership
President	NAME, NUAR since May 6, 2019
Prime Minister	NAME, NUAR since May 2, 2011
Leader of the Opposition	NAME, ADA since October 12, 2021
Structure
Seats	357 DNA's
Political groups	Government (241)   NUAR (241) Opposition (116)   ADA (69)   MNU (14)   STIA (13)   ALP (11)   PH (9)
Elections
Voting system	Additional member system 257 elected through FPTP single member districts 100 seats elected though Additional member system
Last election	May 6, 2019
Next election	Before May 7, 2023

The National Assembly, also known colloqually as the Assembly or the Parliament, is the unicameral legislature of Alquiya. The assembly consists of 357 Deputies of the National Assembly, or DNA's, which are elected every 4 years. According to the 1982 Alquiyan Constitution, the assembly is vested with sole legislative authority, and is the primary governing body in the Government of Alquiya, with the power to appoint the Prime Minister, Ministers, and judges of federal courts. The most recent election for the assembly took place on May 6, 2019.

History

The origins of legislative authority in Alquiya can trace their roots back to royal councils formed by the King of Alquiya, starting in the early 10th century. Like many medieval councils, this body was not a permanent legislature but rather the monarch's court, with barons and dukes from across the kingdom coming together to advise the royal house on matters. Ultimate political authority still rested with the monarch, and membership in the royal council was fluid. This system of royal courts persisted until the early-19th century when King Aljodof II proclaimed the creation of a Parliament after a wave due to the ongoing rise of liberalism parliamentarians sweeping across Europe and the Nelborne Islands. The Kingdom of Alquiya was one of the last Nelbec states to adopt a formal legislative branch in their government, with New Svealand (1725), Trjebia (1764), and Seketan (1799) all establishing theirs long before Alquiya. In 1884 The Kingdoms of Seketan and Alquiya united to form the Nelbec Empire, though the two kingdoms had been in a personal union since 1789. Both Kingdom's legislatures continued to exist for their respective country, with an imperial Grand Council acting as a supreme council.

By 1918 the Empire had collapsed under the weight of WWI and nationalist movements in its constituent countries. The constituent kingdom of Alquiya declared its independence on 13 June 1919 as a republic, though this stint with democracy would be short-lived. A military coup would take over the government in 1929, replacing the young republic's legislature with the Alquiyan All-Military Organization, a military junta that would govern the country until 1983. After the popular overthrow of military rule, the new consitution established the current National Assembly as the legislative branch of the Alquiyan government

Composition

Party		Leader	Ideolagy	Postion	Seats	Status
	National Union	NAME	National conservatism	Right-wing	241	Government
	Democratic Alliance	NAME	Liberalism	Centre-Left	69	Oppostion
	Movement for Nelborne Unity	NAME	Nationalism	Far right	14	Oppostion
	Southern Trjebian Alliance	Simeon Po	Regionalism	Big-Tent	13	Oppostion
	Labour Party	NAME	Democratic Socialism	Left wing	11	Oppostion
	Party for Hope	NAME	Liberalism	Centre	9	Oppostion