National Assembly of Balbarno

The National Assembly of Balbarno is the bicameral legislature of the Duchy of Balbarno consisting of the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies. Both houses conduct legislative sessions in Balranico's Palace of Lemenbourg.
Though the legislature is bicameral they may meet as a single house - known as National Assembly in Congress - under extraordinary circumstances to debate unordinary legislation or revice and amend the Constitution of Balbarno.
==Organisation and power==
===Chamber of Deputies===
The Chamber of Deputies is the lower house and is the only house from which government is formed. The main job of the lower house is to scrutinise the government's actions and ministers. The parliamentary convention dictates that the Duke appoints the leader of the largest party and/or coalition to become the President of the Council of Ministers and thus form a government.
The Chamber of Deputies is elected by direct, universal and secret vote among the citizens of Balbarno via two-round single-member constituency elections.
===The Senate===
The Senate is the upper house of the National Assembly and is elected by departmental, regional and other sub-national officials.
It has roughly the same rights as the lower house, but cannot debate a motion of censure and cannot form a government.
Category:The Imperial Constitution