National Assembly of Talenore

National Assembly of Talenore
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Name:	National Assembly
Legislature:	1st National Assembly
Houses:	Unicameral
Date founded:	1665
Speaker of the National Assembly	Leila Merhaban, NDP
Deputy Speakers	Mikas Bevaaq, SDP Abbas Rajavi, NF Malliki Lla'i, NDP Jonah Sassani, PA
Seats:	649
Political groups:	Government (344) National Development Party: 296 National Front: 48 Confidence and Supply (19) Conservative Party: 19 Official Opposition (118) Social Democratic Party: 118 Other Opposition (168) Socialist Workers' Party: 45 Progressive Alliance: 42 Liberal Party: 37 Green Alliance: 28 Democratic Rally: 14 Bright Dawn: 2
Mode of election:	Party list proportional representation
Last election:	12.XI 1665
Next election:	12.XI 1668
Meeting place:	National Assembly Building, Regent's Park, Talenore

The National Assembly is the supreme legislature of Talenore, established in 1665 by the Constitution of Talenore. It is located in Regent's Park in Metro Talenore. The unicameral parliament has 649 members, and is elected every three years based on party list proportional representation in twenty-six constituencies. A member of the National Assembly is known as a National Assembly Member (NAM).

The assembly is lead by a speaker and four deputy speakers: the presidium. The members are allocated to X standing committees. Following the 1665 election, ten parties are represented in the assembly: the National Development Party (296 representatives), the Social Democratic Party (118), the National Front (48), the Socialist Workers' Party (45), the Progressive Alliance (42), the Liberal Party (37), the Green Alliance (28), the Conservative Party (19), the Democratic Rally (14), and Bright Dawn (2). Leila Merhaban was elected Speaker in 1665.

On 12.V 1666 the Progressive Alliance and Green Alliance announced a merger to form the Progressive Union - Green Society, effective immediately.

Organisation

Seats per Governorate

Governorate	Seats	Governorate	Seats	Governorate	Seats
24.VIII	19	Harbour	21	Regent's Park	17
Alexandria Town	21	Independence Plaza	13	Shahrdari	19
Ardashir City	29	Ken Lee Hills	25	Shotaki	25
Blue Valley	26	Little Elwynn	18	Slaughterhouse	37
Cedar Gardens	15	Marwarad Shahr	23	Talota Hills	18
Central	25	Morningside Heights	28	Tosha	11
East Bay	40	Northern	37	Vinfetto Avenue	42
Eastern	31	Pasdaran	29	White Hill	36
Hangman's Corner	20	Qarb Town	24

Presidium

The business of the assembly is managed by the Speaker, assisted by four deputy speakers. The speakers are elected by the assembly and serve for the entire term, unless they resign. By convention, the five offices are divided amongst the parties of the assembly roughly according to size, with usually three seats going to the majority and two seats to the minority. According to the standing orders of the assembly, the presidium is not a collegiate body. It is largely the Speaker that manages the assembly docket. Certain major decisions and issues have to be decided by the entire presidium.

Standing committees

Further information: List of current Talenore National Assembly committees

The business of the assembly is handled by a number of standing committees. Each committee is responsible for a set of either legislative or procedural issues. Their makeup roughly correspond to the strength of the parties in the assembly, except for certain committees. The governing party or coalition usually has a majority of the seats. Each committee is headed by a chairperson from the committee majority and a ranking member from the opposition. The ranking member does not chair the committee, but has the right to be consulted regarding major issues dealt with by the chairperson. The committees deal with public policy, government scrutiny, internal matters and constitutional compliance.