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{{Infobox legislature|name=Auroran Parliament|legislature=2nd Auroran Parliament|house_type=Unicameral|foundation={{Start date and age|2018|07|30|df=y}}|preceded_by=General Assembly of the [[Auroran Union]]<br>Parliament of Aurora of the [[Auroran Continental Assembly]]|leader1=[[Eliza Hughes]]|leader1_type=Speaker of the Auroran Parliament|members=750|committees1=Agriculture<br>Culture<br>Economy<br>Education<br>Energy<br>Environment<br>Health<br>Finance<br>Justice<br>Minerals<br>Minorities<br>Science</br>Safety<br>Security<br>Sports<br>Trade<br>Transport<br>Water<br>Workers|term_limits=3 years|salary=200,000 [[Kirib|KRB]]|voting_system1=Run-off voting<br>Single member constituencies|motto=Unum pro omnibus, uno pro omnes|logo_pic=UNACflag.jpg|political_groups1=
{{Color box|#3094FF}}[[Auroran Conservative Party]]<br>
{{Color box|#FF4343}}[[Auroran Socialist Democratic Party]]<br>
{{Color box|#FFD930}}[[Auroran Liberal Party]]<br>
{{Color box|#73af48}}[[Auroran Green Party]]<br>
{{Color box|#FF9830}}[[Auroran Independence Party]]<br>
{{Color box|#A3A19B}}Other<br>
|structure1=2nd Auroran Parliament Comp.png}}
The '''[[Auroran Parliament]]''' (simply known as the Parliament or AP) is the lower chamber of the bicameral legislative branch of the [[United Nations of the Auroran Continent]] (UNAC). It was established in July 2018 during the Auroran Reunification Summit in [[Emberwood Coast]] where the ''Charter of the UNAC'' (colloquially known as the Treaty of [[Aura]]) was adopted. It was preceded and partially based on the legislative branches of the [[Auroran Union]] (AU) and the [[Auroran Continental Assembly]] (ACA). For most of the year, it is seated in Aura, Emberwood Coast, but some sessions are held in [[Sani Bursil]], [[Great Morstaybishlia]] (a compromise arising from the reunification negotiations). The body is elected by the citizens of the member states of the UNAC every 3 to 4 years. The incumbent Speaker of Parliament is [[Eliza Hughes]] of [[Oscrelia]].
==Powers and duties ==
{{Main|Auroran law}}
The Auroran Parliament comprises the lower half of the legislative branch of the UNAC. This means that it has the power to pass, amend or repeal certain types of [[Auroran law]]. It does not have any control over treaties. Treaties are agreements between member states and they overrule all other bodies of the UNAC including the Auroran Parliament. The Council of the UNAC also wields legislative powers that the AP does not have access to. For instance, the Council of the UNAC has the power to pass security, temporary and extraordinary acts STE Acts) which include dissolving the AP, declaring a state of emergency and enforcing a blockade.
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Together with the Council, the Parliament has the power to control the composition of the UNAC. This means it can ratify or decline the ascension of a member or observer state. However, it must be noted that only the Council has the power to suspend or altogether terminate the membership of a member state or participation of an observer state.
== Legislative procedure==
The procedure that governs the passage of legislation arises in part from the Charter of the UNAC. The Council and Parliament can pass internal rules and procedures that control their internal operations.
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Political parties are defined by the Auroran Elections Act of 2018 as "political organisations established with the purpose of running elections for the AP". They are recognised as juristic persons and are registered as non-governmental organisations in any of the member states of the UNAC. They must be registered with the AEC to be eligible to run. They require a minimum 500 registered members and must submit a constitution to the AEC outlining their operations and structure. Most national political parties affiliate with a continental political party, meaning that they send candidates and vote in matters concerning the continental party.
== Campaign funding==
The Auroran Elections Act of 2018 stipulates the rules surrounding donations and financial activities of political parties. Because political parties are non-profit non-governmental organisations, they are required to follow similar rules. For instance, they do not have shareholders or pay dividends. There are limitations placed on their expenditures and sources of funding and they are expected to make financial disclosures to the AEC if they want to run.
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The AEC allocates funding from the UNAC to parties running in the elections. It allocates between 5 million KRB to 20 million KRB based on the number of registered members of each party. Parties are required to have a verifiable register of active members when requesting access to campaign funding from the AEC. Outside of campaigning, the AE Act requires that political parties disclose donations and restricts the maximum donation amounts. Furthermore, funding from lobbying must be disclosed to the AEC.
==Composition==
===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Table of representation by country
!Country
!Number of seats
! Percentage of seats (%)
|-
|[[File:Flag of the Constitutional State of the Andorinhões.svg|frameless|25x25px]] [[The Andorinhões|Andorinhões]]
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|-
|[[File:EmberwoodCoastFlag.jpg|frameless|25x25px]] [[Emberwood Coast]]
|44
|5.87%
|-
| [[File:Faethalria.png|frameless|25x25px]] [[Faethalria]]
|34
|4.53%
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|2.93%
|-
|[[File:K'undzeti Flag.png|frameless|25x25px]] [[K'undzeti]]
|6
| 0.80%
|-
|[[File:Nolovaflag.png|frameless|25x25px]] [[Nolova]]
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|0.93%
|-
| [[File:Future Ethalrian Flag.png|frameless|25x25px]] [[North Ethalrian Confederacy]]
|~40 (pending termination of Kothalria and Vothetria)
|~5.33%
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|-
|[[File:Flag of Oceansend.jpg|frameless|25x25px]] Oceansend
| 5
|0.67%
|-
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|3.73%
|-
| [[File:Xiopothos Flag.png|frameless|25x25px]] [[Xiopothos]]
|24
|3.20%
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|[[File:York Flag.png|frameless|25x25px]] [[Yor|Yor Isles]]
|7
|0.93%
|}
=== Representation by party
{| class="wikitable"
|+Table of political parties
!Political party
!Logo
!Number of Seats
!Percentage of seats (%)
!Leader
!Chief Whip
!Ideology
|-
|[[Auroran Socialist Democratic Party]]
| [[File:Auroran Social Democratic Party.png|frameless|128x128px]]
| 235
|31.33%
|?
|?
| Center-left socialist democrats
|-
|[[Auroran Liberal Party]]
|[[File:Auroran Liberal Party.png|frameless|124x124px]]
| 127
|16.93%
|?
|?
|Center-right neoliberal capitalists
|-
|[[Auroran Conservative Party]]
|?
|157
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|Social conservatives
|-
|[[Auroran Green Party]]
| [[File:Auroran Green Party.png|frameless|100x100px]]
|72
|9.60%
| ?
|?
|Environmentalists
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|-
|MEASA Coalition
| ?
|7
|0.93%
| |||