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{{Infobox legislature
{{Infobox legislature
| name              = Reichstag of Werania
| name              = Bundestag of Werania
| native_name        = Reichstag von Ostischland
| native_name        = Bundestag der Ostischland
| coa_pic            = Parliament of Ruttland logo.png
| coa_pic            = Parliament of Werania logo.png
| coa_res            = 150px
| coa_res            = 250px
| house_type        = Bicameral
| house_type        = Bicameral
| jurisdiction      =  
| jurisdiction      =  
| houses            = [[Herrstag]]<br>[[Volkstag]]
| houses            = [[House of Councillors (Werania)|House of Councillors]]<br>[[House of Deputies (Werania)|House of Deputies]]
| term_limits        =  
| term_limits        =  
| foundation        =  
| foundation        =  
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| leader1_type      = Monarch
| leader1_type      = Monarch
| leader1            = [[Charlotte II of Werania|Charlotte II]]
| leader1            = [[Charlotte II of Werania|Charlotte II]]
| election1          = 22 March 2014
| election1          = 18 February 1987
| leader2_type      = Speaker of the ''Herrstag''
| leader2_type      = President of the House of Councillors
| leader2            = [[Reiner Joachim]]
| leader2            = [[Klara Joachim]]
| party2            = {{wp|Independent (politics)|Nonpartisan}}
| party2            = {{wp|Independent (politics)|Nonpartisan}}
| election2          = March 13 2014
| election2          = March 13 2012
| leader3_type      = Speaker of the ''Volkstag''
| leader3_type      = President of the House of Deputies
| leader3            = [[Jakob Böckler]]
| leader3            = [[Jakob Böckler]]
| party3            = [[Modern Centre Party (Werania)|Modern Centre]]
| party3            = [[National Consolidation Party (Werania)|NKP]]
| election3          = December 17 2007
| election3          = June 7 2019
| seats              = '''906'''<br>349 ([[Herrstag]])<br>545 ([[Volkstag]])
| seats              = 232 ([[House of Councillors (Werania)|House of Councillors]])<br>545 ([[House of Deputies (Werania)|House of Deputies]])
| house1            = [[Herrstag]]
| house1            = [[House of Councillors (Werania)|House of Councillors]]
| house2            = [[Volkstag]]
| house2            = [[House of Deputies (Werania)|House of Deputies]]
| structure1        = Weranic herrstag.svg
| structure1        = 2021 HoC.svg
| structure1_res    = 270px
| structure1_res    = 270px
| structure1_alt    =  
| structure1_alt    =  
| structure2        = Werania Volkstag 2015-2019.svg
| structure2        = 2021 HoD.svg
| structure2_res    = 270px
| structure2_res    = 270px
| structure2_alt    =  
| structure2_alt    =  
| political_groups1  ={{Collapsible list |title= |'''Government (156)'''
| political_groups1  ={{Collapsible list |title= |{{legend|#F0001C|[[Weranic Section of the Workers' International|OSAI]]: 6 seats}} {{legend|#CB3036|[[Socialist Workers' Party of Werania|SAPO]]: 4 seats}} {{legend|#1B9431|[[Greens - Ecological Action|Greens]]: 9 seats}} {{legend|#F2D200|[[National Coalition for Independence|NNK]]: 10 seats}} {{legend|#800080|[[Euclean Werania|EO]]: 62 seats}} {{legend|#DDDDDD|{{wp|Independent (politics)|Nonpartisan}}: 5 seats}} {{legend|#04428B|[[Sotirian Democratic Homeland|SDT]]: 4 seats}} {{legend|#FF6A00|[[National Consolidation Party|NKP]]: 130 seats}} {{legend|#116468|[[Democratic Alternative (Werania)|DA]]: 2 seats}}  
*{{colorbox|#E2001A}} [[Social Democratic Republican Party of Werania|SRPO]] (102)
*{{colorbox|#019CDB}} [[Modern Centre Party (Werania)|PMZ]] (44)
*{{colorbox|#04428B}} [[Sotirian Democratic Homeland|SDT]] (10)
'''Crossbench (34 seats)'''
*{{colorbox|#DDDDDD}} {{wp|Independents (politics)|Nonpartisan}} (34)
'''Opposition (159 seats)'''
*{{colorbox|#00A859}} [[National Consolidation Party|NKP]] (77)
*{{colorbox|#FF6A00}} [[Party of Freedom and Progress (Werania)|PFF]] (27)
*{{colorbox|#01796F}} [[Green Party (Werania)|Grüns]] (21)
*{{colorbox|#261060}} [[Democratic Alternative (Werania)|DA]] (18)
*{{colorbox|#A60000}} [[Communist Party of Werania|KPO]] (14)
*{{colorbox|#F2D200}} [[Ruttish National Party|RNP]] (2)
}}
}}
| political_groups2  = {{Collapsible list |title= |'''Government (297)'''
| political_groups2  = {{Collapsible list |title= |{{legend|#F0001C|[[Weranic Section of the Workers' International|OSAI]]: 22 seats}} {{legend|#CB3036|[[Socialist Workers' Party of Werania|SAPO]]: 6 seats}} {{legend|#1B9431|[[Greens - Ecological Action|Greens]]: 80 seats}} {{legend|#ADCFEF|[[Aldman People's Party]]: 2 seats}} {{legend|#F2D200|[[National Coalition for Independence|NNK]]: 31 seats}} {{legend|#800080|[[Euclean Werania|EO]]: 111 seats}} {{legend|#04428B|[[Sotirian Democratic Homeland|SDT]]: 9 seats}} {{legend|#26C4EC|[[United Party (Charlotte Island)|VP-PA]]: 1 seat}} {{legend|#FF6A00|[[National Consolidation Party|NKP]]: 244 seats}} {{legend|#116468|[[Democratic Alternative (Werania)|DA]]: 30 seats}} {{legend|#261060|[[Weranic Völkisch Freedom Party|OVFP]]: 9 seats}}  
*{{colorbox|#019CDB}} [[Modern Centre Party (Werania)|PMZ]] (167)
*{{colorbox|#E2001A}} [[Social Democratic Republican Party of Werania|SRPO]] (126)
*{{colorbox|#04428B}} [[Sotirian Democratic Homeland|SDT]] (4)
'''Opposition (248 seats)'''
*{{colorbox|#00A859}} [[National Consolidation Party|NKP]] (115)
*{{colorbox|#01796F}} [[Green Party (Werania)|Grüns]] (47)
*{{colorbox|#261060}} [[Democratic Alternative (Werania)|DA]] (33)
*{{colorbox|#FF6A00}} [[Party of Freedom and Progress (Werania)|PFF]] (30)
*{{colorbox|#F2D200}} [[Ruttish National Party|RNP]] (14)
*{{colorbox|#A60000}} [[Communist Party of Werania|KPO]] (6)
*{{colorbox|#DDDDDD}} {{wp|Independents (politics)|Nonpartisan}} (5)
}}
}}
| committees1        =  
| committees1        =  
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| seats8_title      =  
| seats8_title      =  
| seats8            =  
| seats8            =  
| voting_system1    = {{wp|Indirect election}}
| voting_system1    = {{wp|First-past-the-post|FPTP}}/{{Wp|Single non-transferable vote|SNTV}}
| voting_system2     = {{Wp|First-past-the-post}} (300 seats)<br>{{wp|Party-list proportional representation}} (245 seats)
| voting_system2     = {{wp|Parallel system}} ( {{wp|First-past-the-post|FPTP}}/{{wp|Proportional representation|PR}})
| first_election1    =  
| first_election1    =  
| first_election2    =  
| first_election2    =  
| first_election3    =  
| first_election3    =  
| last_election1    =  
| last_election1    = [[2021 Weranian House of Councillors election|2021]]
| last_election2    = [[Weranian general election, 2015|2015]]
| last_election2    = [[2019 Weranian federal election|2019]]
| last_election3    =  
| last_election3    =  
| next_election1    =  
| next_election1    = [[2024 Weranian House of Councillors election|2024]]
| next_election2    = [[Next Weranian general election|2019]]
| next_election2    = [[Next Weranian federal election|2023]]
| next_election3    =  
| next_election3    =  
| redistricting      =  
| redistricting      =  
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| footnotes          =  
| footnotes          =  
}}
}}
The '''Reichstag of Werania''' ({{Wp|German language|Weranian}}: '''Reichstag von Ostischland''') is the {{wp|Bicameralism|bicameral}} {{Wp|legislature}} of the [[Werania]]. It consists of an {{Wp|upper house}} known as the [[Herrstag]] (Lord's Chamber) and a {{wp|lower house}} known as the [[Volkstag]] (People's Chamber) whilst the monarch presides over parliamentary proceedings. It retains {{wp|parliamentary sovereignty}} over Werania, officially being the representative of the Weranian people. Members of the ''Herrstag'' are referred to as Peers whilst members of the ''Volkstag'' are known as the {{Wp|members of parliament}} (MP's).  
The '''Bundestag of Werania''' ({{Wp|German language|Weranian}}: '''Bundestag der Ostischland'''; ''Federal Diet'') is the {{wp|Bicameralism|bicameral}} {{Wp|legislature}} of the [[Werania]]. It consists of an {{Wp|upper house}} known as the [[House of Councillors (Werania)|House of Councillors]] (''Kammer der Reichsräte'') and a {{wp|lower house}} known as the [[House of Deputies (Werania)|House of Deputies]] (''Kammer der Abgeordneten'') whilst the monarch presides over parliamentary proceedings. It retains {{wp|parliamentary sovereignty}} over Werania, officially being the representative of the Weranian people. Members of the House of Councillors are referred to as Peers whilst members of the House of Deputies are known as the {{Wp|members of parliament|deputies}}.  


Parliament took its current form in 1864 following the unification of Werania, being based on the former Reichstag of the [[Kingdom of Cislania]]. The Lord's Chamber was initially entirely hereditary or appointed by the monarch of Werania whilst members of the People's Chamber were elected in a {{Wp|first-past-the post}} system. In 1897 the government introduced {{Wp|party-list proportional representation}} with a 4% {{wp|electoral threshold}} for initially 100 seats, with the number of proportional seats being progressively increased over time. The Lord's Chamber remained unreformed until 1973 when the government changed the composition of the Chamber to entirely elected.  
The Bundestag took its current form in 1842 following the unification of Werania, being based on the former Reichstag of the [[Kingdom of Cislania]]. The original upper house was named the House of Lords was initially entirely hereditary or appointed by the monarch of Werania whilst members of the House of Deputies were elected in a {{Wp|first-past-the post}} system. In 1905 the government introduced {{Wp|proportional representation}} for the House of Deputies. In 1956 the House of Deputies voting system was changed again to a {{wp|parallel system}} with a portion of the seats elected through FPTP and a portion through PR. The House of Lords remained unreformed until 1991 when the government aboished it and introduced an entirely elected chamber, the House of Councillors.  


Currently 245 seats in the Volkstag elected via proportional lists and 300 through first-past-the-post. Since 2014 all seats in the Herrstag are elected by provincial legislatures after the government abolished the final monarchical appointed seats.  
Currently 245 members of the House of Deputies are elected through single member districts and 300 through proportional representation whilst whilst all members of the House of Councillors are elected via FPTP and SNTV in multi-member districts with half the members elected every six years to three year terms. The next House of Deputies election is expected in 2023; the next House of Councillors election is in 2024.  
==History==
==History==
==Composition==
==Composition==
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==Committees==
==Committees==
==Current membership==
==Current membership==
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Latest revision as of 01:24, 11 July 2022

Bundestag of Werania

Bundestag der Ostischland
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
HousesHouse of Councillors
House of Deputies
Leadership
Monarch
Charlotte II
since 18 February 1987
President of the House of Councillors
Klara Joachim, Nonpartisan
since March 13 2012
President of the House of Deputies
Jakob Böckler, NKP
since June 7 2019
Structure
Seats232 (House of Councillors)
545 (House of Deputies)
2021 HoC.svg
House of Councillors political groups
List
2021 HoD.svg
House of Deputies political groups
List
Elections
FPTP/SNTV
House of Councillors last election
2021
House of Deputies last election
2019
House of Councillors next election
2024
House of Deputies next election
2023
Meeting place
The Maximilianeum Building 2012.jpg
Palace of Parliament, Westbrücken, Werania

The Bundestag of Werania (Weranian: Bundestag der Ostischland; Federal Diet) is the bicameral legislature of the Werania. It consists of an upper house known as the House of Councillors (Kammer der Reichsräte) and a lower house known as the House of Deputies (Kammer der Abgeordneten) whilst the monarch presides over parliamentary proceedings. It retains parliamentary sovereignty over Werania, officially being the representative of the Weranian people. Members of the House of Councillors are referred to as Peers whilst members of the House of Deputies are known as the deputies.

The Bundestag took its current form in 1842 following the unification of Werania, being based on the former Reichstag of the Kingdom of Cislania. The original upper house was named the House of Lords was initially entirely hereditary or appointed by the monarch of Werania whilst members of the House of Deputies were elected in a first-past-the post system. In 1905 the government introduced proportional representation for the House of Deputies. In 1956 the House of Deputies voting system was changed again to a parallel system with a portion of the seats elected through FPTP and a portion through PR. The House of Lords remained unreformed until 1991 when the government aboished it and introduced an entirely elected chamber, the House of Councillors.

Currently 245 members of the House of Deputies are elected through single member districts and 300 through proportional representation whilst whilst all members of the House of Councillors are elected via FPTP and SNTV in multi-member districts with half the members elected every six years to three year terms. The next House of Deputies election is expected in 2023; the next House of Councillors election is in 2024.

History

Composition

Powers

Activities

Committees

Current membership