Congress of the Republic of Anserisa (Pacifica)

Congress of the Republic
Congresso da Republica
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Overview
Established	9th February 1800 (220 years ago)
Country	Republic of Anserisa
Leader	First Congressist of Anserisa
Headquarters	National Convention Building, Brantavilla, Anserisa
Seating	SP: • 20 NC • 8 CoR RP: • 10 NC • 4 CoR CP: • 5 NC • 3 CoR

The Congress of the Republic (Anserisan: Congresso da Republica) is the legislative branch of the Republic of Anserisa. It is led by the First Congressist of Anserisa and it is where all bills are debated and adopted to become laws. It is composed of two houses, the upper house is the Council of Regions and the lower house is the National Convention. It is only when having a sitting of the Congress that this terminology is used.

The Congress is responsible for the redaction, the debate and the adoption of all the laws of Anserisa. It is also responsible for the appointment of the President.

The President being appointed by the Congress, he is responsible to the Congress of the Republic but the Republican Commission, that the President is heading, has the power to convene and to dissolve the Congress which puts the two organs in a delicate balance of powers.

Members

The members of the Congress of the Republic are de facto the members of both houses. The 35 Representatives of the National Convention and the 15 Councillors of the Council of Regions are automatically members of the Congress. When they are meeting in a sitting of the Congress they are called Congressists.

Composition of the Congress

Since the Congress is made of members from both houses, the composition of the Congress is made of both houses compositions.

Council of Regions

Island	Socialist	Republican	Conservative
Branta	3	1	1
Haliétusa	2	2	1
Rubecula	3	1	1

National Convention

Electoral District	Island	Political affiliation
Alisa	Branta	Socialist
Auréliano-Régulum	Branta	Republican
Bartramia	Branta	Socialist
Branta-Centro	Branta	Conservative
Branta-Occidento	Branta	Republican
Brantavilla-Aquilono	Branta	Republican
Bubo	Branta	Socialist
Calpurnio-Fabricium	Branta	Socialist
Cardellina	Branta	Conservative
Chevrona	Branta	Republican
Comto-Benigno III	Branta	Socialist
Eudocimusa	Branta	Republican
Geneva-Potissima	Branta	Socialist
Gubernata	Branta	Conservative
Libério	Branta	Republican
Nova Brantavilla	Branta	Republican
Ortalisa	Branta	Socialist
Pétérodroma	Branta	Socialist
Princio-Augustino	Branta	Republican
Princio-Stéphano I	Branta	Socialist
Sometria	Branta	Socialist
Céruléa-Aquila	Haliétusa	Republican
Concordia-Occidento	Haliétusa	Socialist
Concordia-Oriento	Haliétusa	Socialist
Costa da Concordia	Haliétusa	Conservative
Melégrisa	Haliétusa	Socialist
Pontibem	Haliétusa	Socialist
Statéra-Verbéra	Haliétusa	Socialist
Portuma	Rubecula	Socialist
Pristina-Vergobreta	Rubecula	Socialist
Regina	Rubecula	Socialist
Vexilla-Aquilono	Rubecula	Conservative
Vexilla-Centro	Rubecula	Socialist
Vexilla-Opuso	Rubecula	Republican
Vexilla-Oriento	Rubecula	Socialist

First Congressist

According to the Constitution, the General Representative is de facto the First Congressist. Although not in the Constitution, by tradition, if the General Representative is not available, the Principal Councillor is taking on the office of First Congressist.

Congressional Co-Presidents

The Constitution also defines that the Speaker of the Council is the Acting-President of the Congress, while the Chair of the Convention is the Deputy-President of the Congress. Their tasks is simply to apply the rules of the Congress, similar to the tasks they each have in their respective house.

Powers and functions

The Congress has powers over the appointment and the removal from office of the President. It also has the power to remove a presidential veto. The two houses each have powers over the Commission but not when convened in Congress.

The Congress is also convened when foreign heads of states or heads of governments are visiting Anserisa. The Congress is also meeting for the traditional annual Speech to the Congress which happens on 15th November, a tradition that dates back from Emperor Hadriano.

National Convention Building

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National Convention Building

The sittings of the Congress happen in the same building that is housing the National Convention mostly because the chamber of the Council of Regions is too small to host all the Congressists. There have been demands by many to build a new building which would be able to hold both houses.

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Chamber of the National Convention

The Chamber of the National Convention is used for the sittings of the Congress.

See also

• Council of Regions
• National Convention