Slokaisian Legislature

National Legislature of Slokais Islands Badan Legislatif Nasional Kepulauan Slokais
Type
Type	Unicameral
History
Founded	January 10, 1893 (1893-01-10)
Leadership
Prime Minister of Slokais	Joseph Chavez, National Alliance Since January 8th 2023
President of the Legislature	Diane Alegre, Green Party Since May 8th 2024
Head Clerk of the Legislature	William Cayetano, National Alliance Since January 8th 2023
Leader of the Opposition	Benjamin Legaspí, Conservative Party Since January 8th 2023
Vice-President of the Legislature	Ida Kao-Cheng, Socialist-Labor Since January 8th 2023
Structure
Political groups	Government (305)      National Alliance (148)      Green Party (99)      Socialist-Labor (53)      Green and Blue (3) Confidence and Supply (23)      The Left Party of Slokais (4)      Farmers and Fishers Party (7)      Kaijan Peoples Party (14) Opposition (310)      Conservative Party (134)      Centrist Party (72)      New Right (51)      New Conservative (9)      Muslim Union Party (28)      L.I.F.E Party (2)      Northern Lion Party (4)      Revolt! (10)
Elections
Voting system	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 United 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 province-wide proportional representation. This is a change from the 1990s when districts were based on townships or wards

Elections

Elections are held every 4 years or can occur as soon as 2 years after the last election, depending on whether an election is called by a majority vote for the Legislature at the start of a new session. In addition, a Presidential Election also occurs at the same time. An election may only be called at the start of a new session, which officially lasts from January to May and August to November. If an election is called, it must occur within a year of the date of the motion declared, with new members being sworn in at least 2 weeks after all results have been declared. Seat calculations per province are based on the closest whole number, with the number of seats nationwide being declared every 10 years and seats reapportioned at that time. The number of seats per province is updated every 5 years based on the census. So, for example, the 2026 Election will have 638 Seats, although in reality should be 652 if each member were to represent 115,000 people.

Organization

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 coalition partner, although it may be any member of the entire Legislature.

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 a Rules Committee. The Ministry Committees are made up of 20 MSLs 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 MSLs each including the President of the Legislature and the Prime Minister. The Rules Committee is the largest committee 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 MSL 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.

Composition

Governing Coalition (303)

Party	MSL's	Ideology	Political Position	Status
National Alliance	148	Anti-corruption, Left-wing	Center-Left	National
Green Party	99	Liberalism, Environmentalism	Center to Center-Left	National
Socialist Party	53	Labor rights, Socialism	Center-Left to Far-Left	National
Green and Blue	3	Indigenous Issues,	Center	Regional

Confidence and Supply (25)

Party	MSL's	Ideology	Political Position	Status
Kaijan People's Party	14	Kaijanese Nationalism, Left-wing populism	Center-Left to Far-Left	Regional
Farmer's and Fishers	7	Liberalism, Environmentalism	Center	Regional
Left Party	4	Left-wing, Federationalism	Center to Center-Left	Regional

Official Opposition (257)

Party	MSL's	Ideology	Political Position	Status
Conservative Party	134	Conservatism, Nationalism	Center-Right	National
Centrist Party	72	Classical Liberalism, Social Conservative	Center to Center-Right	National
New Right	51	Revivalist, Traditionalism	Right-wing	National

Other Opposition (53)

Party	MSL's	Ideolgy	Political Position	Status
Muslim Union Party	28	Kaijanese Nationalism, Islam	Center-Right	Regional
Revolt!	10	Populism, Minjian Socialism	Far-Left	Regional
New Conservative	9	Conservatism, Federationalism	Center	Regional
Northern Lion	4	Regionalism, Right-wing populism	Center-Right	Regional
LIFE Party	2	Anti-Abortion, Catholic Traditionalist	Far-Right	Regional