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National Assembly of the Federal Republic of Carloso
44th National Assembly of Carloso
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
HousesNational Assembly
Term limits
None
Leadership
Jorge Moran
since 11 February 2011
Deputy Speaker
Tomás Ocanas, National Salvation
since 23 January 2017
Cárlos Tobón, National Salvation
since 11 February 2011
Government Chief Whip
Noel Sabater, National Salvation
since 5 July 2021
Leader of the Opposition
Mariah Contreras, Socialist Republicans
since 11 February 2021
Opposition Chief Whip
Structure
Seats859
430 (or 429 plus the Speaker) for a majority
2018 Parliament of Carloso.svg
Political groups
Government (445)
  •   National Salvation (445)
Opposition (413)
Length of term
Five years
Elections
Single transferable vote with elimination transfers only (STV-ETO)
Last election
11 November 2020
Next election
11 November 2025
RedistrictingConfirmation by the President on the advice of the boundary commissions.
Meeting place
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Monrentera Palace, Madrigal, Carloso

The National Assembly of Carloso (Spanish: Asamblea Nacional de Cárloso) is the unicameral legislature of Carloso. While its current form dates to the enactment of the 1956 Constitution of Carloso, the National Assembly was founded in 1860 as the Imperial Assembly of the Carlosian Empire.

The last general election in Carloso was held in 2020. The next will be held in 2025.

A member of the National Assembly is called a National Assemblyman (NA). The term National Assemblywoman can be used if the individual is female.

Etymology

History

Carlosian Empire

Imperial Assembly
Type
Type
History
Disbanded29 May 1932
Succeeded byNational Assembly
Seats301
Elections
Single non-transferable vote (SNTV)
First election
1860
Last election
1930

The original 1826 Constitution invested legislative power soley in the Imperial Council, the predecessor to the modern Executive Council. This body was led by a President, who was directly appointed and served at the pleasure of the Emperor. Any legislation passed by the Imperial Council could be approved or vetoed for any reason by the Emperor, effectively making Carloso an absolute monarchy. As the years progressed, it became apparent that such an autocratic system of government would be difficult to maintain as the increasingly more educated public called for greater participation in political life. There was also the matter of reconciliation with the hundreds of thousands of English-speaking Carlosians who had a non-existent degree of representation within the exclusively Carlosian-speaking government, compounded by the fact that many of the former British institutions and civil service had been absorbed by the new Carlosian Empire. Fearing that the present situation may result in revolution if pre-emptive action wasn't taken, President Cristián Fegúndes, supported by former President Baltasár Escarcega, put forward a proposal to Cárlos I for the formation of a Westminster-inspired parliament in the form an Imperial Assembly, with 301 seats and an electorate composed of all male heads of households.

Initially refusing to yield, Cárlos I ultimately yielded upon the insistence of Escarcega, convinced that there was now a need to give his rule some semblance of democratic legitimacy. Coinciding with the creation of the Imperial Assembly, English was made a co-official language of Carloso. Under the so-called 1860 Compromise, elections would be held with constituencies returning three members each, with an extra seat reserved for future elections for the constituency from which the speaker would be elected from, to make up for the loss in representation. The single non-transferable vote (SNTV) system would be utilised. Members of the Imperial Council would be drawn from the Imperial Assembly, however the Emperor would ultimately have the powered to appoint the President of the Imperial Council, and would retain his veto on legislation. The first general election was scheduled for 11 November 1860, and the first at least partially democratically elected Imperial Assembly took their seats on 11 February 1861. Despite the death of Cárlos I earlier in the year, the 1865 election was held under similar circumstances.

His successor, Cárlos II, though in poor health, was more more open to reform, and agreed to new measures which enfrancised men over the age of 25, taking effect at the 1870 election. The liberally minded Empress Marianne approved legislation to give women over the age of 40 the right to vote in 1888. Sébastien I initially agreed to reduce the voting age for men to 21 and for women to 35 in 1915, however his sudden death, and the ascension of the more belligerent Sébastien II, delayed this until 1922.

Republic

Federal Republic

Elections

Constituencies

Single transferable vote

The system of the single transferable vote with elimination transfers only (STV-ETO) often penalises parties who field popular candidates in a constituency, as if their votes exceed the quota and they are elected, any surplus votes beyond that quota cannot be redistributed to other candidates running under that party. This resulted in the largely three-party system (Conservative, Democratic, Socialist Republican) that dominated Carlosian politics up until relatively recently. There is a fierce tradition in Carlosian politics of transfer pacts and complex political strategy in almost every constituency. If a party wishes to run two candidates in a constituency, posters and other election literature will direct voters to vote for a particular candidate depending on their geographic location. As such, the strength and discipline of the grassroots are vital to electoral success.

Carloso uses the Hare quota method.

Composition

Party Ideology Position Leader Seats
National Salvation National conservatism Right-wing Cárlos Tobón
507 / 859
Conservative Party Liberal conservatism Centre-right Ferdinand Casares
183 / 859
Democratic Party Liberalism Centre-left Elon Básaran
68 / 859
Socialist Republicans Democratic socialism Left-wing Mariah Contreras
30 / 859
Synarchist Union Neo-fascism Far-right Damián Torrero
24 / 859
Communist Party Marxism-Leninism Far-left Tómas Batias
18 / 859
Independent N/A N/A N/A
29 / 859
  NS
  Con
  Dem
  SR
  SU
  Com
  GA
  PC
  Ind
1995–2000
463 186 79 46 16 2 67
2000–2005
302 293 126 52 29 14 7 36
2005–2010
349 255 95 79 41 40
2010–2015
423 122 87 77 26 18 106
20152020
507 183 68 30 24 18 29
20202025
446 149 115 52 49 18 30

Role

Committees