National Assembly of Volkia: Difference between revisions

| seats = 428 voting members

*350 people's deputies

| political_groups2 = '''Government (181)''' {{Bulleted list|class=nowrap

|{{Color box|#A50B5E|border=darkgray}} [[Social Democratic Union|Social Dems]] (166)

|{{Color box|#FE0000|border=darkgray}} [[Socialist Labor League|Socialists]] (15)}}

'''Supported by (19)''' {{Bulleted list|class=nowrap

|{{Color box|#FFD800|border=darkgray}} [[Liberal Party (Volkia)|Liberals]] (11)

|{{Color box|#0DB315|border=darkgray}} [[Volkian Green Party|Greens]] (8)

'''Opposition (150)''' {{Bulleted list|class=nowrap

|{{Color box|#64CEFF|border=darkgray}} [[Conservative Party (Volkia)|Conservatives]] (138)

|{{Color box|#008080|border=darkgray}} Progressives (8)

|{{Color box|#305FC1|border=darkgray}} [[National Republican Movement|NRM]] (4)

The '''Volkian National Assembly''' is the {{wp|bicameral}} {{wp|federal}} {{wp|legislature}} of the [[Volkia|Volkian Federative Republic]]. It consists of two chambers: the upper house, the [[Federal Council (Volkia)|Federal Council]], and the lower house, the [[Chamber of Deputies (Volkia)|Chamber of Deputies]]. The National Assembly meets in the [[Volkian National Assembly Building]] located in [[Volkgoroda]]. Both senators and people's deputies are chosen through {{wp|direct election}}, however the provincial [[Governor (Volkia)|governors]] are allowed to fill vacancies through appointments. The National Assembly has 428 voting members: 350 people's deputies and 78 senators. The [[Vice President of Volkia]] has a tie-breaker vote in the Federal Council and generally sides with their party.

Following the completion of the 2020 Volkian National Census, the Chamber of Deputies was expanded to 350 seats for the 2022 elections.

New sessions begin every two years on August 1 following the national elections in July, and members are sworn in the same day.