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Parliament of Baltusia
Legislature of Baltusia
Type
Leadership
President of the Parliament	Sophia Germain, Socialist Party of Baltusia since January 4391
Structure
Election
Last election	January 4391 Government (414)       SPB (414) Opposition (336)       SDPB (336)
Meeting place
Web site

The Baltusian Parliament is the unicameral legislature of Baltusia. They meet in the Parliament Palace, which is located in Villita, Albiland State, Baltusia.

Elections are held every 4 years simultaneously with the Presidential Election and Provincial Gubernatorial Elections, using the D'hondt Method. A member of Congress is called a Congressman or woman. Seats are distributed across the 5 states equally.

Powers

Overview

Baltusia's government runs on a 'Parliamentary System', leaving the Baltusian Congress extremely powerful and the President with only a symbolic position.

The 'Prime Minister of Baltusia' fulfills the role of the executive, but every party has the ability to propose a cabinet. However, Congress has to pass a bill confirming it with at least 301 votes in favour as well as every party included in the cabinet proposal voting yes.

The Baltusian Congress can also hold early election motions. As with the cabinet proposal, for a snap election call to pass, at least 301 votes are needed in favour.

To add to that, any piece of legislation, whether it originated in Congress or in the executive, must be approved by the legislative. As a result, Congress is regarded as the most powerful body by far.

Constitutional Powers

• Ability to amend the constitution with a 2/3rd majority
• Pass or reject all bills and legislation
• Propose and create laws/motions
• Approve or reject cabinet proposals
• Ratify treaties and international agreements
• Pass or reject budgets

Current Allocation of Seats

Active Baltusian political parties with seats in the Parliament

Position	Alliance	Name		Seats in Parliament	Total Alliance Seats in the Parliament	Total Position Seats in Parliament
Government	N/A		Socialist Party of Baltusia (P) (PM)	441 / 750	N/A	441 / 750
Opposition	N/A		Social Democratic Party of Baltusia	336 / 750	N/A	336 / 750

Key

/	Meaning
P	Presidency
PM	Prime Minister

State Governors

Alliance	Name		Party Governors	Alliance Governors
N/A		Socialist Party of Baltusia	3 / 5	3 / 5
		Social Democratic Party of Baltusia	2 / 5	2 / 5

=

Governments ===

Year	President		Prime Minister		Parliamentary Majority		Leader of the Opposition
4293		Samuel Fitzgerald (Monarchist Party)		Centrist Party of Baltusia		Monarchist Party		Revolutionary Anarcho-Communist Party
4294				Mary Jane (Free People's Libertarian Party)				Christopher Jacobs (Working Class Party)
4295				Samuel Fitzgerald (Monarchist Party)
4296
4297		Christopher Jacobs (Working Class Party)
4298				Jacob Reeserius Moggerius (Forward!)
4299
4300
4301		Samuel Fitzgerald (Monarchist Party)				Baltusian National Party
4302
4303		Jacoberius Reeserius Moggerius (Forward!)		Richard Leonardo (Secularist, Socialist Party of Baltusia)		Forward!
4304
4305
4306
4307						Baltusian Democratic Green Party
4308				Hollis Overton (Baltusian Democratic Green Party)
4309								Clementine Attlee (Secularist, Socialist Party of Baltusia)
4310
4311		Clementine Attlee (Secularist, Socialist Party of Baltusia)				Socialist Party of Baltusia
4312
4313				Mary Louise Angelorum (Socialist Party of Baltusia)
4314
4315
4316
4317
4318
4319
4320
4321
4322
4323
4324
4325
4326
4327		Rachael MacOviz (Block Bloc)				National Populist Front
4328						Block Bloc
4329
4330				Sarvik Dhar Roy (Revolutionary Socialist Front)
4331
4332				Elizabeth Blinden (Block Bloc / Constitutionalist Alliance)
4333
4334
4335		Carl Lyxom (Centralist Republican Party)				Centralist Republican Party
4336
4337
4338
4339
4340
4341
4342
4343
4344						Block Bloc/Constitutionalist Alliance
4345						Constitutionalist Alliance
4346		Redrigo Mashambez (Constitutionalist Alliance)
4347				Aidan Evans (United Syndicalist Union)
4348
4349
4350
4351
4352
4353
4354		Aidan Evans (United Syndicalist Union)		Fran Perking (Secularist, Socialist Party of Baltusia)		Secularist, Socialist Party of Baltusia
4355
4356						United Syndicalist Union
4357
4358
4359
4359						Secularist, Socialist Party of Baltusia
4360
4361		Fran Perking (Secularist, Socialist Party of Baltusia)		Secularist, Socialist Party of Baltusia
4362
4363
4364
4365		Wilmer Jeffries (Popular Consensus)		Holy Army of Insurrectionary Laymen		Holy Army of Insurrectionary Laymen
4366
4367
4368		Pratap Sun (Popular Consensus)				Secularist, Socialist Party of Baltusia
4369
4370
4371
4372				Popular Consensus		Popular Consensus
4373
4374
4375
4376		Bertram Crisp (Popular Consensus)
4380
4381
4382
4383		Bernita Massolani (Social-National Union)				Social-National Union
4384				Social-National Union
4385
4386
4387				Robert MacKey (Social Democratic Party of Baltusia)		Social Democratic Party of Baltusia
4388								Martha Raxophonis (SPB)
4389
4390
4391		Martha Raxophonis (Socialist Party of Baltusia)				Socialist Party of Baltusia
4392				James T. Carter (SPB)

Data for each year relates to January 1st

Speakers of Congress

In 4207 a major Constitutional Amendment was passed in the National Congress, where the institution of Speakers of Congress was created. This lasted until 4239, under the presidency of Charles K Benn, of the Revolutionary Anarcho-Communist Party.

Majority Speakers

Name	Political Party		Term(s) of Office
Alexandra Flanders		Patriotic Party of Baltusia	December 4208	December 4212
			December 4212	December 4216
Randolph Gilbert			December 4216	December 4220
			December 4220	December 4224
			December 4224	December 4228
			December 4228	December 4232
			December 4232	December 4236
Kaliyah Bradford		Hosian Front	December 4236	April 4238
Julie Robinson		Civic Party	April 4238	June 4238
Yosa Biloan		Moderate Party	June 4238	July 4239
			July 4239	Role Abolished

Minority Speakers

Name	Political Party		Term(s) of Office
Philippa Carter		Secularist, Socialist Party of Baltusia	December 4208	December 4212
			December 4212	December 4216
Lily Hardy			December 4216	December 4220
			December 4220	December 4224
Charles J Benn		Revolutionary Anarcho-Communist Party	December 4224	December 4228
Gilbert Combs		Secularist, Socialst Party of Baltusia	December 4228	December 4232
			December 4232	December 4236
Julie Robinson		Civic Party	December 4236	April 4238
Ellis Palmer		Hosian Front	April 4238	June 4238
Julie Robinson		Civic Party	June 4238	July 4239
Miriam Heston		Baltusian Democratic Green Party	July 4239	Role Abolished