Assembaskgrot

The Assembaskgrot ("the great assembly") is the supreme legislature of Resha, established in 1801. It is located in Hederhelm. The unicameral parliament has 150 members, and is elected every four years based on party-list proportional representation in eighteen constituencies. A member of the Assembaskgrot is known in Reshan as a Assembaskgrot represaska, literally "Assembaskgrot representative".
The assembly is led by a president and two vice presidents who form the presidium. The president is elected at the start of each parliament session by parliament members, while one vice president is nominated by the ruling coalition and one by the opposition. Members of parliament are delegated to thirteen parliamentary committees.
Following the 2017 election, there are seven parties represented in parliament: the Social Democratic Party (63 representatives), the Conservative Party (36), the Liberal Party (14), the Peace Party (12), the Green Party (10), United West Resha (9), and the Christian Democrats (6).
==Procedure==
===Legislative===
The legislative procedure goes through five stages. First, a bill is introduced to parliament either by a member of government or, in the case of a private member's bill, by any individual representative. Parliament will refer the bill to the relevant committee, where it will be subjected to detailed consideration in the committee stage. The first reading takes place when parliament debates the recommendation from the committee, and then takes a vote. If the bill is dismissed, the procedure ends. The second reading takes place at least three days after the first reading, in which parliament debates the bill again. A new vote is taken, and if successful, the bill is submitted to the Queen in Council for royal assent. If parliament comes to a different conclusion during the second reading, a third reading will be held at least three days later, repeating the debate and vote, and may adopt the amendments from the second reading or finally dismiss the bill.
===Royal assent===
Once the bill has reached the Queen in Council, the bill must be signed by the monarch and countersigned by the prime minister. It then becomes Reshan law from the date stated in the act or decided by the government. The Reshan constitution specifically grant the Monarch of Resha the right to withhold Royal Assent from any bill passed by the Assembaskgrot, however, this right has never been exercised by any Reshan monarch since 1856. 
==Organization==
===Presidium===
The presidium is chaired by the President of the Assembaskgrot, and consists of president and two vice presidents. The president is elected by parliament members at the beginning of each parliamentary session, and they can serve an infinite amount of four-year terms. One vice president is appointed by the majority leader of the parliament, while the other is appointed by the minority leader, and can serve one term of four-years.
Position 	Representative 	Party
President 	Eliot Samersk 	Social Democratic
Majority Vice President	Ella Kamersk 	Peace
Minority Vice President	Daniel Frarburer	Conservative
===Committees===
The members of parliament are allocated into thirteen committees, of which twelve are related to specific political topics. The last is the Committee on Constitutional Affairs. The standing committees have a portfolio that covers that of one or more government ministers. The Prime Minister, Government Ministers, President of the Assembaskgrot, Minority Leader, and Vice Presidents do not belong to a committee. All committees have 10 members.
Committee 	Chair 	Chair's party
Armed Services and Veterans' Affairs 	Frank Backerdack 	Conservative
Business and Industry 	Anna Bachermann 	Social Democratic
Constitutional Affairs 	Otto Fursk 	Liberal
Education and Scientific Research 	Malina Hampersk 	Social Democratic
Energy and the Environment 	Erik Dansersk 	Green
Family and Cultural Affairs 	Julia Gruvmann 	Social Democratic
Foreign Affairs and Defense 	Paul Korkmann 	United West Resha
Justice 	Tomas Jarbucker 	Peace
Labor and Social Services 	Greg Allermann 	Social Democratic
Local Government and Public Administration	Holly Pasker 	Conservative
Public Health and Care Services 	Natasha Veronik 	Social Democratic
Transport and Communications 	Anton Churkermann	Conservative
===Party groups===
Each party represented in parliament has a party group. It is led by a group board and chaired by a parliamentary leader. It is customary for the party leader to also act as parliamentary leader, but since party leaders of government parties normally sit as ministers, governing parties elect other representatives as their parliamentary leaders. The table reflects the results of the 2017 election.
Party 	Seats	Parliamentary leader
Social Democratic Party	63 	Hanna Erman
Conservative Party 	36 	Lene Mackermask (also party leader)
Liberal Party 	14 	Antoni Pur (also party leader)
Peace Party 	12 	Henrik Jarburmann
Green Party 	10 	Zakari Dansermann
United West Resha 	9 	Rodrick Milo (also party leader)
Christian Democrats 	6 	Sabina Erlender
==Elections==
Members to Assembaskgrot are elected based on party-list proportional representation in plural member constituencies. This means that representatives from different political parties are elected from each constituency. The constituencies are identical to the 18 counties of Resha. The electorate does not vote for individuals but rather for party lists, with a ranked list of candidates nominated by the party. This means that the person on top of the list will get the seat unless the voter alters the ballot. Parties may nominate candidates from outside their own constituency, but may not nominate Reshan citizens currently living abroad.
The Sainte-Laguë method is used for allocating parliamentary seats to parties. As a result, the percentage of representatives is roughly equal to the nationwide percentage of votes. Still, a party with a high number of votes in only one constituency can win a seat there even if the nationwide percentage is low. This has happened several times in Reshan history.
The Assembaskgrot always serves its full four-year term; the Constitution does not allow snap elections. Substitutes for each parliament member are appointed by the group parliamentary leader if a parliament member must abandon their seat for whatever reason.
==Members==
The parliament has 150 members. If a member of parliament cannot serve (for instance because he or she is a member of the cabinet), a deputy representative serves instead. The deputy is appointed by the group parliamentary leader in the case that the parliament leader must abandon their seat.
In the plenary chamber, the seats are laid out in a hemicycle. Seats for cabinet members in attendance are provided on the first row, behind them the members of parliament are seated according to party group.
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