Parliament of Tarper
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| Parliament of Tarper | |
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| 5th Parliament of Tarper | |
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| Type | |
| Type | Bicameral |
| Houses |
Bundesrat Bundestag |
| History | |
| Founded | September 10, 2002 |
| Preceded by | Legislative Assembly of the Republic |
| New session started | 25 September 2017 |
| Leadership | |
| Speaker of the Bundesrat |
Laraine Castilla, Independent Since 22 February 2012 |
| Speaker of the Bundestag |
Edelmiro Villa, Socialist Unity Since 22 September 2013 |
| Structure | |
| Seats |
829 voting members
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| Bundesrat political groups |
Government (56)
Federal Opposition (28) Crossbenchers (36)
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| Bundestag political groups |
Government (422) (Second Herzog cabinet)
Opposition Parties (287)
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| Elections | |
| Bundesrat voting system | Appointed by State legislature |
| Bundestag voting system | Single transferable vote |
| Bundestag last election | 24 September 2017 |
| Meeting place | |
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Imperial Palace Munskeep, Großberg, Großberg-Südstrand, Tarper | |
The Parliament of Tarper, commonly known as the Tarperti Parliament or Federal Parliament, is the supreme legislative body in Tarper. It alone possesses legislative supremacy and thereby ultimate power over all other political bodies in the Tarper. The two houses meet in seperate buildings in Terraum but in case of emergency its seat is the Imperial Palace in the city of Munskeep, the former capital of the Tarperti-Sangheili État.
The Parliament is bicameral, consisting of an upper house (the Bundesrat) and a lower house (the Bundestag).
The Bundestag is a democratically-elected chamber with elections held at least every five years. By constitutional convention, all government ministers, including the Chancellor, and the President are members of the Bundestag (ministers & Chancellor) and the Bundesrat (President) and are thereby accountable to the respective branches of the legislature. Most cabinet ministers are from the Bundestag, whilst junior ministers can be from either House.
The 2013 federal election occurred on 22 September and resulted in a hung parliament. The Socialist Unity Party under Maximilian Herzog, joined with the Labour Party in a government coalition. The final outcome of the election was a collaboration of the SU's 254 seats and Labour's 193 seats bringing the coalition over the 316 threshold for forming a government.
Contents
History
2009 Constitutional Convention
Composition and powers
Opening
Procedure
Term
Legislative functions
Judicial functions
Privileges
Meeting place
The Parliament does not meet in one specialized building but instead its two houses meet in two seperate structures in the capital but, the Imperial Palace has been reserved as the official meeting place for the parliament. Parliament may only meet in the Imperial Palace if a special occasion has been declared by the Chancellor.
The Imperial Palace has been used twice by Parliament. Serving as its home during the years of 2002 & 2003 and during the 2009 Constitutional Convention.
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