Congress of Austrovia
Congress of Austrovia Kongress von Austrovia | |
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| 1st Congress | |
 Logo of Congress | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
Term limits | 4 months |
| History | |
| Founded | August 23rd, 2017 (As Californian Senate) |
| Leadership | |
Speaker | Zach Peller since August 23rd 2017 |
Deputy Speaker | none |
Opposition Leader | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 15 Senators |
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Political groups | In government (5):
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| Elections | |
| Single transferable vote | |
Last election | none (current Election: December 2017 Election |
Next election | 2018 |
| Motto | |
| Building a better tomorrow | |
| Meeting place | |
| De Jure: Madrigal, Etiwanda De Facto: IMessage | |
The Congress of Austrovia or in German Kongress von Austrovia is the legislative branch of the Federal Republic of Austrovia. Congress is unicameral and is made up of 9 senators from each federal state.
Congress currently has 15 senators, 9 from the National Populist Party, 4 from the Democratic Party and 2 from the Austrovian Socialist Party. Currently, the National Populists have a small majority over the other 2 parties making it the majority party. The Democrats and Socialists make up the Opposition which is lead by Hannah Garcia.
Powers
Congress is made up of one house, The Senate. The Senate makes proposals into laws and passeses them. The Senate can also reject one executive order given by the Federal President.
Parties
Currently there are 3 parties that have seats on Congress:
| Party | Leader | Founded | Position | Seats | ||
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| National Populist | NPA | Andy Irons | September 21, 2017 | Right-Wing Populism | 9 / 15
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| Democrats | DPA | Hannah Garcia | August 23, 2017 | Modern Liberalism | 4 / 15
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| Austrovian Socialist Party | ASP | Arnold Gilbertson | August 31, 2017 | Socialism | 2 / 15
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Since Congress is not a parliamentary, candidates would have to receive popular vote in order to become a Senator in a state.