Parliament of Garetolia

Parliament of Garetolia Aka'koha re'Karātōl'ikī
Type
Type	Unicameral
History
Founded	September 24, 1978 (1978-09-24)
Leadership
Prime Minister	Michael Stroman, Social Democratic since 18 August 2021
Speaker	Malana Kolo, Social Democratic since 10 January 2016
Leader of the Opposition	Peter Thorpe, Conservative since 16 May 2015
Majority Leader	Jay Kulisch, Social Democratic since 18 August 2023
Minority Leader	Wana Koto, AltKat since 18 August 2021
Structure
Seats	65
Political groups	Government (45)   NSP (1)   SDP (24)   Green (20) Opposition (20)   Conservative (11)   AltKat (9)
Committees	20 General Law and Order Diplomacy Finance Investigation Equity Employment Administration Transport Communications Wildlife Regulation Defence Education Culture Sociality Health Commerce Intelligence Welfare Citizens' Affairs
Length of term	two years
Salary	£5,128 per month
Elections
Voting system	Parallel voting; 32 party-list seats with a 5% threshold (7% for alliances) and 33 runoff seats
First election	1979
Last election	2023
Next election	2025
Meeting place
Website
www.parliament.gov.kt
Constitution
Constitution of Garetolia

The Parliament of Garetolia (Garetolian: Aka'koha re'Karātōl'ikī) is the unicameral supreme legislature of Garetolia. It was founded on September 24, 1978. The Parliament constitutes the legislative branch of the Government of Garetolia, enacting laws and amendments to the Constitution, passing the budget, confirming the Prime Minister and the Government and controlling their activities.

The Parliament consists of 65 biennially-elected members; 33 are elected from federal electoral districts, and 32 are elected in a nationwide vote based on open list proportional representation. A party must receive at least 5%, and a multi-party union at least 7%, of the national vote to qualify for the proportional representation seats.

Following the 2023 Garetolian general election, the Social Democratic Party is the largest party in the Parliament, having formed a coalition government in 2012 with the Greens; these two parties now hold a supermajority in the Parliament.

The Parliament of Garetolia has its roots in the Garetolian Council, a ten-member secessionist body that formed in 1961 amidst the Garetolian Independence Movement.