Bananan National Assembly

Bananan National Assembly
1st Bananan National Assembly
Leadership
Speaker of the Bananan National Assembly	Frederic Peelson, Bananan National-Revolutionary Party Since 10 August 2017
Deputy Speaker of the Bananan National Assembly	Adam Bananson, Bananan National-Revolutionary Party Since 10 August 2017
Structure
Seats	600
Political groups	Government (550)      Bananan National-Revolutionary Party (550) Opposition (50)      Libertarian Party (28)      Democratic Bananan Party (15)      Socialist Party of Holy Banana (7)
Elections
Last election	10 August 2017
Next election	11 August 2022

The Bananan National Assembly is the lower house of the legislature in Holy Banana. 600 members are elected to five-year terms through colsed-list first-past-the-post system. The most recent election was held on 10 August 2017. The Bananan National-Revolutionary Party currently controls the majority of seats. The Speaker of the Bananan National Assembly is currently Frederic Peelson and the Deputy Speaker of the Bananan National Assembly is Adam Bananson.

History

Presidents

Frederic Peelson is the current Speaker of the Bananan National Assembly.

Terms

The Bananan National Assembly is serving its 1st term.

Composition

The Bananan National Assembly consists of 600 members. The structure of the Assembly itself is in an arch, with parties positioned from left to right from the Speaker's perspective depending on their ideology. The leader and vice-leader of the party or coalition government in power are the Speaker of the Bananan National Assembly and Deputy Speaker of the Bananan National Assembly respectively. To be eligible to run for office, a person must be a citizen of Holy Banana and 21 years old or older.

Procedure

The Senate votes on laws passed by the lower house and may propose amendments or repeal a bill. The Senate also has the right to propose new laws which have to be passed by the lower house first. Every member can speak during the discussion, although the President of the Senate may forbid them. Each member casts only one vote, normal bills require simple majority, constitutional law requires 2/3 majority.

Elections