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===The Parliament===
The Parliament was established in August 2020 after a referendum to ratify the Constitution of the Kingdom of Alksearia. The first government formed was under Matthias Barbet, a well-known activist for democracy within Alksearia. He had met with King Eldras VI on numerous occasions to help establish what the Parliament would look like. When the referendum passed, Barbet had his fellow activists and friends band together to create the Liberal Alksearia Party. Unsurprisingly, Liberal Alksearia won more than enough seats to form the first government. The other two parties were formed in reaction to the rise of Liberal Alksearia. The Nationalist Party was set up to uphold traditional Alkari traditions while also limiting the power of the central government. The Monarchists were formed to give the Monarch more power and to limit the power of the Legislature. Both of these early opposition parties were faced with a ton of internal struggles and instability until the fall of the Liberal Alksearia party in
The Parliament is split into two chambers: The General Assembly (lower house) and the Senate (Upper House). The General Assembly
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====The General Assembly====
[[File:KOA General Assembly.svg|thumb|300px|left|The composition of The General Assembly as of August 2020: (parties from left to right) <br /><br />'''Government:'''<br /> Liberal Alksearia: 290 seats<br /> '''Official Opposition:'''<br /> Monarchist Party: 126 seats <br />'''Other Opposition:'''<br /> Nationalist Party: 118 seats <br /> Independent: 1 seat]]
The General Assembly is the lower house of the Parliament, and is the seat of the Government. Each member of the General Assembly represents a district in Alksearia and are elected to a 5 year term. There are currently
The General Assembly rarely has all
The General Assembly also has the power to confirm the Prime Minister's nominations to cabinet positions. While it is not required that member as of the Cabinet be from the ruling Party, it has been observed that all members of the Cabinet have been from the Ruling Party. PM Matthias Barbet was once asked why he never considered an opposition member for a Cabinet position, and he simple said, "It is my job to lead a nation, and the only one I know who will help me are members of my party. We have the votes and we hold the majority. I do not need the Opposition poisoning the Government."
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While the government is formed by the majority, the Opposition forms the Shadow Government. Being a Shadow Minister does not give any addition power to an MP. The leader of the Shadow Government is the Leader of the Opposition. During the previous session, the Leader of the Opposition was [[David Pernet]] of the Monarchist Party. The Deputy Leader of the Opposition is [[Fabien Morel]] from the Nationalist Party. The Shadow Government was formed as a coalition against Liberal Alksearia and the "radical changes they sought to bring to our Kingdom, and to push back against the slander of the Monarchy." The Shadow government was given a chance to form a full government on 16th October 2020, however, the proposal died on the floor when Liberal Alksearia voted unanimously against the motion of a Minority government.
The current ruling Party, [[Liberal Alksearia]], held a majority of seats in the General Assembly with 290 seats after an election in late July 2020. They held onto this majority until 15th October 2020, when the government fell with the arrest of Matthias Barbet, and the leadership of Liberal Alksearia unable to reach a decision on a new leader. On 16th October 2020, Liberal Alksearia voted against a proposal to form a Minority hold-over government that would be controlled by the Opposition. With the rejection of this proposal, the role of caretaker Government was handed to the
A special election will happen on 9th January 2021, but final official results won't be in until 12th January, 2021. As of 6th January 2021, the polls suggest a plurality of seats will go to Liberal-Democrats with the Nationalists having the second most amount of seats in the General Assembly. This election also boasts an increase in seats from the previous election. A total of 183 seats were added to the General Assembly after the finalization of the former Canal Autonomous Zone and the Federal Canal Autonomous Zone.\ in addition to an expansion of representation within Alksearia.
====The Senate ====
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The Senate is presided over by the
▲The Senate is presided over by the President of the Senate
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