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The legislative branch of Packilvania consists of the [[Parliament of Packilvania]]. The Parliament is a bicameral body that consists of the Consultative Assembly and the Legislative Council. The Legislative Council is the upper house. It consists of approximately 200 to 300 members. It is responsible for scrutinizing legislative proposals and making recommendations. Its members are appointed directly by the Sultan as he sees fit. The members of the Legislative Council are usually the most powerful and influential political figures in the country, and representit amostly spectrumconsists of politicalPrinces, clergymen and senior former members of the [[Carriers of factionsMercy]]. As such, the Legislative Council has significant influence over legislation, which ''de jure'' is under the absolute control of the Sultan. In contrast, the Consultative Assembly is a body of 3,000 to 5,000 members who debate important national issues, listen to the State of the Empire address and votes on the annual budget. It meets once a year and consists of a spectrum of representatives from all corners of life. Although ''de jure'' appointed by the Sultan, its members are selected from specific groups and hold their seats ''ex officio''. There are no elections at national level and political parties are banned.

When the [[Packilvanian Communist Party]] was dissolved, [[Paxism]] resumed its status as the official religion of Packilvania and the [[Magisterium of Paxism]] was given an official role in daily life. Most of its activities relate to social and religious matters, but it has a persuasive voice in the political system. The [[Supreme Magister]] of Paxism, currently [[Tawak Mudawaheen]], is the symbolic head of Paxism on Urth, and enjoys the ear of the sovereign. The Sultan is required to be a Paxist and to uphold Paxism, as such Paxist religious dogma permeates the legislative process. TheWhen the monarchy was restored, so too was the [[nobility of Packilvania]] was restored. Old aristocratic families were restored to their titles and new titles can be created by the sovereign. Despite enjoying social and ceremonial privileges, they have no direct role in politics. The [[Bedonite dynasty]] preserved the decentralised system of government of the PCP, as such the central government delegates considerable legislative and executive authority to [[Administrative divisions of Packilvania|provincial, regional and local political authorities]].