109th Congress of Zamastan (2020-2022)
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The 109th Congress of Zamastan was a meeting of the legislative branch of the Zamastanian federal government, between September 22nd 2020 and September 22nd 2022. It was composed of the Senate and the Congress Chamber.
Polls and commentators had predicted the outcome of the 2020 election would be too close to call and would result in a second consecutive hung parliament. Opinion polls were eventually proven to have underestimated the Bloc Mayotte vote as the party swept its provincial elections and 15% of Congress Chamber seats and 17% of Senate seats. The Green Liberal Party took the majority for the first time since 2006, leading to Natasha Chastain's election as Speaker of the Chamber and Leonard Hudson's election as Senate President. The Blue Conservatives subsequently lost their nearly 14 year majority in both houses, and party leader and former Speaker Larious Maxwell resigned due to misconduct allegations.
Following the Bettencourt Protests and the subsequent Bettencourt v Government of Zamastan decision in late 2020, the secession of Auraine, Alutiana, and Mayotte led to the suspension of voting powers for all lawmakers from those provinces to prevent a constitutional crisis, which extended into a constitutional amendment aimed at restructuring the composition of both houses in the 110th Congress to better reflect the sudden demographic shift. The election is in retrospect considered to have begun a political realignment in Zamastan's electoral politics, marking the end of the traditional three-party domination seen for most of the previous century.
Major events
- September 23rd, 2020 - Inauguration of President Atticus Moreau and freshmen lawmakers.
- October 23rd, 2020 - Special joint-session of Congress, President Moreau addresses the legislature.
- November 3rd, 2020 - As the Bettencourt Protests continue, both the Liberal majority and Conservative minority refuse to meet with Moreau unless he condemns seperatist movements. Bloc Mayotte lawmakers stage a boycott of congressional sessions.
- January 1st, 2021 - Alutiana, Auraine, and Mayotte are granted secession from the Republic.
- June 28th, 2021 - 2021 Congressional Address.
- April 18th, 2022 - Minority Whip Clayton Weaver is killed in a car crash. Malachi Petty takes the position.
- June 24th, 2022 - 2022 Congressional Address.
Major legislation
- April 29th, 2021 - New Families Plan
- September 9th, 2021 - Trade and Infrastructure Development Initiative (TIDI)
- April 8th, 2022 - Nationality and Maritime Borders Act
- May 7th, 2022 - Cannabis Act (Legalizes recreational marijuana nationwide)
Leadership
Senate
- Senate President: Leonard Hudson (GLP)
Majority coalition leadership
- Majority Leader: Euan Gunn (GLP)
- Majority Whip: Leanne Dale (GLP)
Minority coalition leadership
- Minority Leader: Kendrick Benton (BCP)
- Minority Whip: Burhan Swanson (BCP)
Congress Chamber
Majority coalition leadership
- Majority Leader: Alisha Fletcher (GLP)
- Majority Whip: Corey Hamilton (GLP)
- Majority Chief Deputy Whip: Donovan Monroe (GLP)
- Chamber Rules Committee Chairman: Madalynn Mills (GLP)
Minority coalition leadership
- Minority Leader: Anthony Hill (BCP)
- Minority Whip: Clayton Weaver † (2020-2022) / Malachi Petty (BCP)
- Assistant Minority Leader: Sabine Armitage (BCP)
- Minority Chief Deputy Whip: Jay Gaviria (CCP)
List of Senators
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List of Congressmen
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Alenchon
Cayenne
Gangkou
Holish Islands
Jade
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Landeda
Lyonnais
Northern Isle
Pahl
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Redeemer’s Land
Titania
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Tregueux
Verdesia
Zian
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Committees
Senate
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Congress Chamber
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