Rahvakogu
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People's Assembly Rahvakogu | |
|---|---|
| II Rahvakogu | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | 22 July 2016 |
| Leadership | |
Speaker | Maria Korjus, SDE since 22 December 2016 |
Deputy Speaker | Taaniel Valjas, PUP since 15 April 2018 |
Katrin Viiding, SDE since 22 December 2016 | |
Leader of the Opposition | Eduard Levandi, RRP since 29 December 2020 |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 200 People's Deputies |
 | |
Political groups | Government (113)
Opposition (67)
Nonaffiliated (20)
|
Length of term | Four years |
| Salary | 210,000 kuld |
| Elections | |
First election | 16 November 2016 |
Last election | 18 November 2020 |
Next election | 20 November 2024 |
The Rahvakogu of the Republic of North Dveria (Dverian: Põhja-Dveriya Vabariik Rahvakogu), or simply the Rahvakogu is the unicameral parliament of North Dveria. The Rahvakogu constitutes the legislative branch of government in North Dveria, enacting laws and amendments to the Constitution, passing the budget, confirming the Prime Minister and the Government and controlling their activities.
Its 200 members are elected for a four-year term in a vote based on closed list proportional representation from 20 mutli-member constituencies with seats allocated according to the D'Hondt method. A party must receive at least 5% of the vote in a constituency to qualify for the proportional representation seats. Elections are scheduled to be held the third Wednesday of November every four years assuming no snap elections are held.
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Latest election
Results of the election held on 16 November 2016:
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | ± | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democratic Party (SDE) | 4,539,450 | 33.29 | 66 | New | |
| People's National Party (RRP) | 3,698,104 | 27.12 | 54 | New | |
| Popular Unity Party (PUP) | 1,729,054 | 12.68 | 26 | New | |
| Sentient Unity Party (TUP) | 1,120,885 | 8.22 | 16 | New | |
| Democratic Dveria (DL) | 899,981 | 6.6 | 14 | New | |
| Green League (RL) | 792,256 | 5.81 | 12 | New | |
| United Labor Party (UT) | 782,713 | 5.74 | 12 | New | |
| National Popular Front (RRV) | 28,635 | 0.21 | 0 | New | |
| Free Dverian Front (TDR) | 17,726 | 0.13 | 0 | New | |
| Independent candidates | 19,090 | 0.14 | 0 | 0 | |
| Invalid/blank votes | 8,183 | – | – | – | |
| Total | 13,636,077 | 100 | 200 | - | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 17,672,469 | 77.16% | – | – | |
| Source: North Dverian Electoral Commission | |||||