Congress of Workers' and Soldiers' Councils

The Congress of Workers' and Soldiers' Councils (German: Kongress der Arbeiter- und Soldatenräte, KAS) is the lower house of the legislature of the Free Socialist Republic of Germany. It is composed of a fixed amount of members who are elected by the Bezirksräte (district councils) every time an election is held. The fixed amount of delegates is determined after every census, with the latest being held in 1930. One delegate is elected for every 70,000 inhabitants, and each Bezirk elects a specified amount of delegates based on their population. There are currently 835 delegates. 
Aside from legislative functions, the Congress of Workers' and Soldiers' Councils is responsible for electing the Congress of People's Deputies. The two legislative bodies are closely tied, with legislative proposals from the Congress of People's Deputies requiring the majority approval of the Congress of Workers' and Soldiers' Councils and vice versa. 
== Composition ==
 	 	 	
Political Parties	Political Parties 	Seats	%
 	Communist Party of Germany 	447 	53.5
 	United Social Democratic Party of Germany	270 	32.3
 	Free Worker's Union of Germany 	19 	2.3
 	Independents 	99 	11.9
 	Unaffiliated Independents 	47 	5.6
 	Group of Independent Polish Deputies 	23 	2.8
 	Group of Bavarian Peasants 	10 	1.2
 	Group of Democratic Independents 	7 	0.9
 	Group of Independent Socialists 	6 	0.7
 	Group of Left Communists 	4 	0.5
 	Group of Independent Czech Deputies 	2 	0.2
Category:German legislatures