National Convention of Anserisa (Pacifica)

National Convention
Conventiona Nationala
File:Seal of the Convention.svg
Overview
Established	15th February 1613 (407 years ago)
Country	Republic of Anserisa
Leader	General Representative of Anserisa
Headquarters	National Convention Building, Brantavilla, Anserisa
Seating	SU: • 20 RA: • 10 CC: • 5

The National Convention (Anserisan: Conventiona Nationala) is the part of the legislative branch of the Republic of Anserisa. It is led by the General Representative and it is part of the Congress of the Republic as the lower house.

The Convention is responsible for the writing of the bills to be approved by the Council of Regions and mostly to adopt the budget of the nation.

Members

The Convention is composed of 35 Representatives elected for mandates of 2 years. The Representatives are elected in single-seat electoral districts. There are 21 seats for Branta Island and 7 each for Haliétusa Island and Rubecula Island.

Partition of the 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

General Representative

According to the Constitution, the General Representative is responsible for the agenda of the Convention and can assemble into a caucus of members to establish the agenda. Normally, the General Representative will consult with the Principal Councillor to establish the common agenda of the two houses of Congress but when the two are members of opposing parties such collaboration is not necessarily followed.

Chair of the National Convention

The Chair of the National Convention is responsible for the application of the rules of the Convention. It is also the de facto Deputy-President of the Congress, along with the Acting-President of the Congress, the Speaker of the Council of Regions

Oppositor Representative

The Constitution provides for a Representative to become the Oppositor Representative with powers to establish a caucus of members and to submit motions of censures against the caucus of the General Representative.

Powers and functions

The Convention has powers to propose and adopt bills to be approved and adopted by the Council of Regions.

De facto all the Representatives are also members of the Congress of the Republic and thus can also execute those powers.

Envoys Building

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National Convention Building

The sittings of the Convention happen in the National Convention Building, a building that was build in 1995 because the other building used was getting too small. It is the same building that is housing the Congress of the Republic 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 also used for the sittings of the Congress.

See also

• Council of Regions