Slokaisian Legislature
National Legislature of Slokais Islands Legislatura Nacional de las Islas Slokais | |
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| Type | |
| Type | Unicameral |
| History | |
| Founded | January 10, 1893 |
| Leadership | |
President of the Legislature | |
Head Clerk of the Legislature | Xavier Olgun, National Alliance Since January 8th 2021 |
Pro Tempore Majority Clerk | Cathlin Herrea Ford, Green Party Since January 8th 2021 |
Vice-President of the Legislature | Ida Kao-Cheng, Socialist-Labor Since January 8th 2023 |
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Political groups | Government (305)
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| Elections | |
| Province-Based Proportional Representation (except for New Liverpool and San Fernando North) | |
Last election | December 28th, 2022 |
Next election | Before December 28th, 2026 |
The Slokasian Legislature is a legislative body of the Federation of the Slokais Islands. Their job is to pass and regulate bills and laws as well as to call for presidential elections or to override the president. The leading parties are the Centrists,National Alliance and the Conservative Party. Seats are based on provincewide proportional rep based on votes in a district, 1 rep per 75,000 votes. This is a change from the 1990s when it was based on districts called "Wards" or "Regions". These still exist today only within postal addresses and street names. Elections are held every 4 years or can occur every 2 years depending on if an election is called by a majority vote for the Legislature at the start of a new session. The number of seats is updated every 5 years based on the census. Whatever coalition has a majority of seats, can have its leader become Prime Minister and appoint cabinet members. Though officially the President of the Legislature manages daily proceedings. The President of the Legislature is usually the leader of a collation partner, although may be any MP.
Organization
The Slokaisian Legislature is divided into 17 Ministry Committees each headed up by a Minister corresponding with a government Ministry. In addition, there is a National Security Committee and Rules Committee. The Ministry Committees are made up of 20 MPs with the makeup reflecting the overall composition of the Legislature. Each political party decides its representative internally, although smaller parties may combine if they make up less than 5% of the Legislature. The National Security Committee is a higher-level committee with 12 MPs each including the President of the Legislature and the Prime Minister. The Rules Committee is the largest being held in the main Legislative Chamber while other sub-committees are held. It consists of the President of the Legislature and 4 clerks chosen by the President who act as mediators to issues in the sub-committee, every MP may also speak for an unlimited amount and is the only committee to be broadcast live and 24/7. MPs typically use the Rules Committee as a formal meeting place or to make a speech to the public.
Parties List
That is currently 638 Members from 13 parties.
Governing Coaltion
National Alliance (Slokais):172 Green Party :99 Socialist Party of Slokais:27 Women's Party of Slokais: 6 Green and Blue:2 Farmers and Fishers Party: 10 The Left Party of Slokais:2 Kaijan Peoples Party 4 Slokasian Peoples Party/Free and Equal:6
Oposition
Centrist Party: 134 Conservative Party of Slokais:78 New Right Party of Slokais 67 New Conservative Party of Slokais: 22 Northern Lion Party: 5 Muslim Union: 13