Consiglio dei Pregadi

The Consiglio dei Pregadi, or the Council of the Invited, is the main deliberative and legislative body of Yomi-no-kuni. The Council of the Invited is an elected body consisting of 10 members known as Savii del Consiglio ("Wise men of the Council"). Members are elected to represent constituencies by first-past-the-post and hold their seats until their two-month term elapses. The presiding member of the Council is the Consiglieri Ducali ("Ducal Councillor").
== History ==
Scholar and representative Izuho Murakami asserted that the "historic mission of the Council has been to maintain freedom" and insisted it was a "driving force in Yomi-no-kuni's government" and a "remarkably resilient institution". The Council is the "heart and soul of our community", according to this view, even though legislators rarely achieve the prestige or name recognition of Representative Directors or Lords of Appeal; one wrote that "legislators remain ghosts in Yomi-no-kuni's historical imagination". Kaneie Kikuchi argues that it is not a solely reactive institution but has played an active role in shaping government policy and is extraordinarily sensitive to public pressure.
The Council is constantly changing and is constantly in flux. In recent times, Ne-no-kuni and Takama-ga-hara have gained Council seats according to demographic changes recorded by the census. While power balances among the different parts of government continue to change, the internal structure of the Council is important to understand along with its interactions with so-called "intermediary institutions" such as political parties, civic associations, interest groups, and the mass media.