National Assembly of Carucere
National Assembly of Carucere Assemblée Grande de Caruquère Nasyonal Bouga 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 |
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| Seats | 110 members |
Political groups | Non-partisan |
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| Appointment by local assemblies | |
The National Assembly of Carucere (Gaullican: Assemblée nationale Caruquère, Papotement: Nasyonal Bouga Karuku), 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 opposition to the Democratic Party; in 1941 the National Assembly was founded as the coordinating body of the opposition movement. After the 1972 constitution, the National Assembly was formally integrated into the federal government. The National Assembly served as the main opposition body during the Presidency of Jean Preval.
Often referred to the fourth branch of government, the Assembly participates in the political process by invoking public referendums for legislation or plebiscites for constitutional amendments. All laws, especially those that affect the conduct and functions of local 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.