King's Council of Sorrenia

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Type
Type	Unicameral legislature
Leadership
King	King Ronald I, New Monarchists
Prime Minister	Llewelyn Lawton, NDLP
Opposition Leader	Harold Wanton, The Republicans
Speaker of the House	Princely Duke of Doppeland, Independent
Seats	47
Elections
Voting system	FPTP
Last election	November 2018
Meeting place
Wharton Park

Offices

Sorrenian Monarch

The King of Sorrenia is granted a seat on the Council; when in attendance, the King assumes the Speaker's seat, who is moved to the immediate left of the King.

The King is granted a vote on all bills and motions; as a matter of constitutional precedent however, the King only votes to break a tie.

Prime Minister

The head of the government's legislative agenda, and the King's representative when he is absent is the Prime Minister, a position appointed by the monarch.

The Prime Minister is tasked with establishing the government's legislative agenda and tabling the majority of votes. When the King is absent, the Prime Minister is expected to relay information to and from the Royal Court.

Opposition Leader

The Opposition Leader mirrors the activity of the Prime Minister, establishing a legislative agenda for their party, and if possible, for the entire opposition including third parties. The Opposition Leader may also appoint a shadow cabinet to challenge the Cabinet's policy decisions and activities.

Speaker

The Speaker is tasked with maintaining parliamentary decorum, moving motions and bills to a vote, and generally maintaining order in the Council. When the King is absent, the Speaker sits in the 'High Chair'; when the King is present, the Speaker is resigned to the 'Low Chair', immediately to the left of the King.

The Speaker is a nonpartisan figure and cannot be a member of any party; when the King is absent, the Speaker assumes his vote should a tie emerge.

Parties

Parties have existed since the Council's formation. Currently, three major parties dominate the Council - the New Monarchists (monarchist), The Republicans (republican) and the NDLP (moderate). A fourth party - the Christian Alliance (monarchist) hold seven seats and were previously in coalition government with the New Monarchists.

Along with the four major parties, two minor ones exist - the Hortanian National Party (monarchist) who specifically run to represent Hortania and the Dradelian Revolutionary Front (separatist) who seek to attain independence for Dradelia.

Party			Leader	Founded	Position	Seats
	The Republicans	Government	Harold Wanton	2018	Socialism (republican)	17 / 47
	NDLP	Opposition	Llewelyn Lawton	2013	Social Democracy (moderate)	12 / 47
	New Monarchists	Opposition	King Ronald I	2018	Conservative (monarchist)	9 / 47
	Christian Alliance	Government	Richard Brooker	2018	Conservative (monarchist)	5 / 47
	Hortanian National Party	Government	Damian Billbrough	2015	Conservative (monarchist)	3 / 47
	Dradelian Revolutionary Front	Opposition	Rilgar Ompastre	2018	Separatist	1 / 47

Compositions

Number	Body	Period	Government	Prime Minister	Notes
1st Council		30/04/18 - 05/06/18	NM-OM Coalition	Michael Disraeli
2nd Council	File:2ND COUNCIL1.svg	05/06/18 - 04/07/18	NM-OM Coalition	Michael Disraeli
3rd Council		04/07/18 - 26/11/18	NM-OM-HNP Coalition	Michael Disraeli
4th Council		26/11/18 - 09/04/19	NM-NDLP-HNP Coalition	Llewelyn Lawton
5th Council		09/04/19 - 11/11/19	NDLP-NM-HNP Coalition	Llewelyn Lawton
6th Council		11/11/19 - 11/01/20	TR-CA-HNP Coalition	Harold Wanton
7th Council		11/01/20-31/01/20	TR-DRF Minority Coalition	Michelle Livennson
8th Council		31/01/20 -	NDLP-NM Coalition	Llewelyn Lawton