National Assembly (Vetonia)

Revision as of 16:44, 16 November 2019 by Habasha (talk | contribs)
Jump to navigation Jump to search
National Assembly

Assemblia nazional (ja)
Assamblea naziunala (iv)
Nasionalforsamling (ru)
Batzar nazional (br)
Adunare Nazională (ro)
File:National Assembly of Vetonia logo.png
Type
Type
HousesSenate
Chamber of Deputies
Leadership
President of the Senate
Garaine Lienetxabarria (BHE)
since 30 September 2019
President of the Chamber of Deputies
Magnus Fredriksen (RSAP)
since 30 September 2019
Structure
Seats400
100 senators
300 deputies
Senate Vetonia composition 2019.svg
Senate political groups
List
  • Government (56)
    •   PLV 21
    •   PPV 7
    •   PRS 7
    •   PNI 6
    •   Greens 5
    •   RSAP 3
    •   RCP 3
    •   RSFP 2
    •   BAA 2
    Opposition parties (44)
Chamber of Deputies composition 2019.svg
Chamber of Deputies political groups
List
Senate committees
Chamber of Deputies committees
Elections
Party-list proportional representation
Party-list proportional representation
Senate last election
26 October 2014
Chamber of Deputies last election
25 October 2015
Meeting place
Senate - Palace Rensbori
Chamber of Deputies - Palace of the States
Website
assemblie.vt

The National Assembly (Javol: Assemblia nazional; Iverdonian: Assamblea naziunala) is the bicameral legislature of the Veton Republic. The National Assembly is formed by two chambers, the upper house, the Senate (Senat) and the lower house, the Chamber of Deputies (Cambre de Deputas, Chombra dals Deputads).

The National Assembly was established immediately after the 1916 declaration of independence of Vetonia as the Revolutionary Constituent Assembly and was enshrined into the country's constitution. The Assembly's constitutional position has remained largely intact despite the post-1958 federalisation of the country. Its 400 members (450 before 1971) are vested with legislative power that is shared with both the President and the government. The executive and the legislative functions are more clearly differentiated than in other parliamentary systems, as ministers cannot be members of the legislature, and deputies chosen to serve as ministers must resign their seats.

The National Assembly operates as an imperfect bicameral legislature, as although both chambers are nearly-equal in all legislative aspects, the executive is solely responsible before the Chamber of Deputies. De facto, most legislation is introduced in the Chamber, even though only the budget must be first introduced in the lower house.

Elections to the Chamber of Deputies take place every six years unless the chamber is dissolved early according to a system of proportional representation from twenty-seven constituencies. The Senate is directly-elected every eight years from four constituencies - one for each state - with 25 senators each regardless of the population.

History

Function of the Congress

Legislating

Constitutional amendments

Control of the executive

Joint sessions

The President of the Chamber, currently Magnus Fredriksen, acts as the presiding officer during joint sessions.

Prerogatives

Electoral system

Chamber of Deputies

Senate

Venues

The Palace Rensbori, named after the Rensborg family, is the seat of the Senate.

Current composition

Chamber of Deputies

Senate

See also

Template:Vetonia topics