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 trace to the Concilium Secetan, the first advisory council of the Kingdom of Seketan. Old Seketese literature refers to the council's founding during the reign of Moress II, the first King of Seketan. Its functions and influence as an institution fluctuated greatly until the 14th century; the Charter of Provinces signed in 1380 guaranteed rights for the nobility and dukes of Seketan. During the Nelborne Reformation, the Noble Revolt of 1537 led King Fejer IV to establish the Hérvynsken, establishing Seketan as one of the world's first parliamentary monarchies. In 1673, a dispute over the annexation of Tjrebian land prompted King Elysa II to agree to create two chambers within the Hérvynsken, the Commons Council and the Royal Council. When Seketan entered a personal union with Alquiya in 1765, it was the Hérvynsken who approved and gave their consent to the Alquiyan monarch to take the throne, placing themselves as integral to Seketan's sovereignty.

In 1884 King Fjedor II announced the establishment of the Empire of Alquiya and Seketan, later the Nelbec Empire, with the Hérvynsken sending representatives to the first Imperial conference for Seketan. Within the imperial framework, the institution was positioned as the supreme authority in Seketan, only supplanted by the Emperor himself, and therefore had the power to enact laws within the Kingdom of Seketan regarding domestic affairs. In 1892, the Royal Council was reformed into the State Council to represent the reorganized provinces. In 1914, the nationalist Kjedorate Party won a majority of seats, putting the Hérvynsken in conflict with the empire at large. The government established the Military-Civilian Council. After the collapse of the Nelbec Empire, the Hérvynsken became the legislature of the First Seketese Republic. After the Seketese Civil War, the Hérvynsken governed Seketese provinces excluding Wilskland under a federal government. The federation with Wilskland was dissolved in 1945 and was reorganized into a unitary state, bringing Wilsk representation to the Hérvynsken.

Established in 1537, the Hérvynsken is one of the oldest continuously functioning parliaments in the world. Elections take place every 4 years, or until a snap election is called; they are considered "free and fair", however allegations of irregularities occur.

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