Grand Assembly of Phoenexium (Roleplay)

* **ERS ( 206 )**
* **GRN ( 87 )**
* **MOD ( 58 )**
* **MNBI ( 20 )**
* **BPP ( 17 )**
* **CPC ( 2 )**
* **NDP ( 257 )**
* **UfS ( 68 )**
* **MORP ( 17 )**
* **PLP ( 9 )**
 Last Election

The **Grand Assembly of Phoenexium**, or the "Congress of Phoenexium", is the sole legislative body of the Federal Republic of Phoenexium. It is elected by party list proportional popular vote every 3rd year during the aptly named Grand Assembly Elections.

The number of seats in the Grand Assembly is *"equal to three times the cube root of the number of surveyed and naturalized citizens" - Article III, Section I, Clause 2 of the Constitution of Phoenexium.*

## Elections

Elections are held on the first Saturday of each third March. The next election is set for March 7th, 2026. Even though the 59th Grand Assembly was elected on October 6th, 2021, one of the Compromises of the Third Constitution of Phoenexium was that the current term would be recognized to be an extension of the 2020 Phoenexium elections, and would thus have to be held no earlier than the 3rd year after that (2023).

### System of Voting

Elections for half the seats in the Grand Assembly are decided by a proportional party list vote, in which citizens vote for parties or independent candidates. The other half are elected by various voting methods in Congressional districts allotted to each state based on population. Constitutionally, no party may exceed a percentage of seats equal to 10% more than the seats expected to be allotted to that party as if the entire congress were elected proportionally (i.e. in a Congress of 1000 seats, 10% of the vote corresponds to 100 expected seats, so a party with 10% of the vote may not exceed 110 seats-- which is 10% more than 100).

## Current Grand Assembly

### General Information

The current Grand Assembly was inaugurated on March 25th, 2023 along with all other elected offices. It consists of 1,557 members, with 1 seat held by the Consul, 778 seats held by party-list members, and 778 seats held by members representing districts from each of the states and territories.

## Vacancies

Vacancies are filled via special election, called by the President or Chief Executive of their respective state within 20 to 60 days of their occurrence. If they occur within 80 days of the next election, no special election occurs, and the seat is filled by the election.

### Current Vacancies in the 61st Grand Assembly:

1. Janic Smith (FPP) resigned on September 15th, 2023 to become president of the Prestigious Viripoli University.

## Legislative Process

The Legislative Process of the Grand Assembly is the focus of ***Article III, Section IV of the Constitution.***

## History

### Pre-Revolution

Prior to the Scarlet Revolution of 1819, the Kingdom of Phoenexium had an established Senate created by the Acts of Union in 1727. Created as a compromise between the many kingdoms, duchies, and republics under the Aurien-led Confederation. The Senate was created as a continuation of the countless legislatures that were present within the Confederation. The power that the Senate had over the Emperor varied between regions, being most restricted in Auria proper- where the Emperor held virtually absolute power. In other regions, such as those formally under the republics, the Senate had more influence and power. This regionally-varied system of governance caused many clashes between Senators and the Emperor. Additionally, because the Senate was elected by nobles in some provinces (like Auria), and by the people in others, many common men who lived in the republican provinces were mostly controlled by the laws of noble senators from the capital in Auria, rather than from locals.

### First Grand Assembly

The 1st Grand Assembly was the first official legislative body of the First Republic, established in 1822 during the Scarlet Revolution. It operated under the full title of "The Grand Assembly of the Scarlet Peoples in Revolt"