Anzion Assembly

The Anzion Assembly was first formed on 1st January 1773 under the Anzion Assembly Act: 1772 and was the first time that Anzio had had a Regional Government since the annexation of the Kingdom of Anzio into the Kingdom of Pyrus in 1753. It was a first tier administration within the two tier sub-national governmental system of the Kingdom of Pyrus that existed between 1773 and 1785. The Anzion Assembly had a permanent office in Rethorm
== Elections & Representation ==
The Anzion Assembly had twenty members elected under the proportional representation system every three years on the eighth day of November, although the first election were timed to allow the Assembly to begin from 1st January 1773. The date of elections was later amended under The Local & Regional Government Act: 1784 to the first day of January, this change did affect the timing of the 1785 elections.
See Also - Anzion Assembly Election Results
In 1773 a right wing and nationalist coalition of the Nationalist, Conservative, Halmiric Rethain Democrats and Anzion Nationalist Parties formed the administration, securing 72% of the vote and 14 of the 20 seats.
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In the 1776 election the Anzion Nationalist Party was out of the coalition administration and a new right wing and centrist coalition was form, now including the Centralist and Whigs, securing 56% of the vote and 11 of the seats. The coalition administration continued after the 1779 and 1782 elections, securing similar numbers of votes (58% and 56%, respectively) and holding 11 of the 20 seats throughout.
However in the 1785 election, following the consolidation of the political spectrum into four political parties, a Conservative/Democratic Alliance coalition administration was formed, securing 58% of the vote and 12 of the 20 seats.
== Powers ==
The Anzion Assembly had the most limited of powers of the three Regional Governments, but, like the others, was able to nominate Lord Aldermen, advise the Monarch and vote on accepting laws which affected their constitution (although it is not clear that they voted on the Local & Regional Government Act: 1784.
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