Hérvynsken

This article is about the bicameral legislature of Seketan. For the national government, see government of Seketan.

Hérvynsken
Type
Type	Bicameral
Houses	State Council Commons Council
History
Founded	1537 (1537)
Leadership
President of the State Council	Ajek Denn, (Socialist) since 14 Febuary 2019
Speaker of the Hérvynsken	Marknuus Jenna, (Our Revolution) since 22 April 2021
Prime Minister	Simy Brasa, (Our Revolution) since 23 April 2021
Leader of the Opposition	Paul Marigon, (Socialist) since 3 May 2021
Structure
Seats	398 293 Members of Hérvynsken 105 State councellors
State Council political groups	Government (26)   Our Revolution (26) Confidence and Supply (10)   National Conservative (10) Opposition (120)   Socialist (37)   Wilsk National Party (13)   Labour (5)   Liberal Democrats (4)   Independent (11)
Commons Council political groups	'Government (146)   Our Revolution (126)   Freedom Alliance (20) Confidence and Supply (27)   National Conservative (27) Opposition (120)   Socialist (59)   Liberal Democrats (20)   Labour (17)   Wilsk National Party (9)   YaS (7)   Green (6)   Fjeska National (1)   Progressives (1)
Elections
State Council voting system	56 appointed by state governments as general representatives 50 seats appointed by state governments as experts in 9 ministries
Commons Council voting system	193 elected through FPTP single member districts 100 seats elected though D'Hondt proportional closed lists
State Council last election	6 March 2023
Commons Council last election	4 March 2021
Meeting place

The Hérvynsken is the bicameral national legislature of Seketan. It is composed of the State Council as its upper house and the Commons Council as its lower house. Both chambers are based in the Hérvynsken Building in Conelibek.

The origins of the Hérvynsken start with the Secetan Imperium, where it is first mentioned by name as the official advisory council of the Kingdom of Seketan. Historians largely agree that the insitution was first organized earlier, probably around ~880 as a council of nobels to advise the king, similar to many European kingdoms at the time. During this time the Hérvynsken was not organized into "chambers" as it is today, but was composed of the Monarch and his advisors. The insitution evolved over the centuries as conflicts between the Monarch, his Dukes, and an ever increasing merchant class flared up intermediatly granting the Hérvynsken more power and authority. In 1673, a dispute over the annexation of Tjrebian land forced King Elysa II to agree to create two chambers within the Hérvynsken, a Commons Council and a Nobles council, as well as cede many authorities to the insitution. When Seketan entered a personal union with Alquiya in 1765, it was the Hérvynsken who approved gave their consent to the Alquiyan monarch to take the throne, placing themselves as integral to Seketans sovereignty.

In 1884 King Fjedor II announced the establishment of the Empire of Alquiya and Seketan, later theNelbec Empire, with the Hérvynsken sending representatives to the first Imperial conference for Seketan. Within the imperial framework, the insitution was positioned as the supreme authority in Seketan, only surplanted by the Emperor himself, and therefore had the power to enact laws within the Kingdom of Seketan regarding domestic affairs. In 1892 the Nobles council was reformed into the State Council to represent the newly made provinces. In 1914 the nationalist Kjedorate Party won a majority of seats, putting the Hérvynsken in conflict with the Empire at-large. The Hérvynsken would routinley pass motions opposing the direction of the war, such as opposing conscription, nationalization of certian industries, and tax increases.

Unrest within Seketan led to the outbreak of the Seketese revolution in 1918 and the uprisings of the Sosymets in Djenibek. On 12 August 1918, the Hérvynsken declared Seketese independence as the Republic of Seketan, starting the Seketese civil war. Upon the victory of the Kjedorates, and thereby the Hérvynsken, the legislature established itself as the supreme body within the state. In 1926 Seketan became a semi-presidential republic, with the President positing itself as above the Hérvynsken, though many of its historical powers and authorities remained in place. During the entirety of the Kjedorate regime, the body remained largely controlled by the Kjedorate party. With the

Current standings

Party		Commons Council	State Council
	Our Revolution (MO) Mays Omysan	126 / 293	26 / 106
	Socialist Party (SY) Sošyça ynden	59 / 293	25 / 106
	National Conservative Party (CNy) Consyvaþeça Nasijoteça ynden	27 / 293	10 / 106
	Labour and Unionists Cooperative (OeUC) Ocisa e Uninui Cooperative	17 / 293	10 / 106
	Liberal Democratic Party (LDY) Libre democrateça ynden	20 / 293	4 / 106
	Wilsk National Party (WNY) Wyélš Našiyoteka yéden	9 / 293	13 / 106
	Freedom Alliance (FA)	20 / 293	0 / 106
	Green Party (AY) Azen ynden	6 / 293	7 / 106
	Party of Seketan (YaS) Ynden a Secen	7 / 293	0 / 106
	Progressive Party (PY) Progressija ynden	1 / 293	0 / 106
	Fjeska National Party (FNP)	1 / 293	0 / 106
	Independent	0 / 293	11 / 106