Imperial Diet (New Europe)
(Redirected from Imperial Diet of New Europe)
Imperial Diet Reichstag | |
---|---|
Type | |
Type | Lower House |
Seats | 11 |
Meeting place | |
Harold Washington Library (Historical) | |
Website | |
none |
The Imperial Diet (German: Reichstag) was the lower house of the Imperial Assembly, New Europe's legislative branch. It had 11 members, elected indirectly on block lists by proportional representation. Deputies served six-month terms. The President of the Imperial Diet was the analogue to a Speaker and presided over debates in New Europe's lower chamber of parliament.
Presidents
Name | Party | Beginning of term | End of term | Length of term | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Catherine Willoughby | Conservative Party | 20 January 2009 | 29 August 2009 | 7 months, 1 week and 2 days |
2 | Vaughn Bullock | Fascist Party | 29 August 2009 | 19 January 2010 | 4 months and 3 weeks |
- | post vacant | 24 January 2010 | 1 August 2010 | 6 months, 1 week and 1 day | |
3 | Alexander Huber | Nationalist Party | 10 June 2011 | 31 December 2011 | 6 months, 2 weeks and 6 days |
4 | Eric Perez | Socialist Party | 1 January 2012 | 6 March 2013 | 1 year, 2 months and 5 days |
Powers
The Imperial Diet had special powers enumerated by the Constitution of New Europe. They were:
- approving the resolution of the issue of confidence in the national government;
- proclamation of amnesty;
- advancing charges against the Imperial Chancellor for their impeachment;
- declaration of peace or war
All bills were first approved by the Imperial Diet and were further debated and approved (or rejected) by the Imperial Council within five days.