National Assembly (Forestia)

National Assembly of Forestia Assembleia Nacional (Portuguese) 国民議会 (Japanese) Національні збори (Ukrainian)
1st National Assembly
Type
Type	Unicameral
Established	20 December 2022 (2022-12-20)
Leadership
President	Lúcia Kitayama, FWP since 10 April 2022
President of the National Assembly	N/A, N/A
Structure
Seats	30
Length of term	6 months
Elections
Voting system	First-past-the-post
Last election	N/A
Next election	By January 2023
Meeting place
Forestia @ Discord

The National Assembly of Forestia (Portuguese: Assembleia Nacional, Japanese: 国民議会, Ukrainian: Національні збори) is the unicameral legislative body of the Federal Republic of Forestia. The assembly has 30 seats, most of which are currently empty. The latest elections for the assembly are set to be held in January 2023. The function of the assembly is to propose, vote on, and codify laws. The assembly meets from the first sunday of February to the last sunday of November. The assembly represents the 3 states and the Yuwa-Kati semi-autonomous region. The assembly is comprised of elected and appointed senators, the President, the Vice President, the President of the National Assembly, the Ministers, and the state governors.

Composition

The National Assembly is unicameral, meaning there is no upper or lower house. Instead, the assembly has a single chamber which is comprised of senators which are either elected or appointed by the president. Currently, the amount of seats in the assembly are 30, with 20 seats elected and 10 appointed by the president and state governors.

Qualifications

One is qualified to be appointed or elected as a member of the assembly if:

1. They have been a citizen of Forestia for at least 5 days
2. They have a minimum age of 13 before the day of being appointed or elected
3. They are registered within a political party or otherwise independent
4. They have not been criminally convicted in their macronation within a timeframe of 5 years

1st National Assembly

Party			Abbr.	Founded	Leader	Ideology	Position	MAs
		Forestian Workers' Party Partido dos Trabalhadores Forestianos	FWP	January 2023	Lúcia Kitayama	N/A	Left-wing to Centre-left	1 / 30
		Arkazjan Minority Minoridade Arkazjana	AM	31 August 2023	Natt Falkenhausen	Marxism-Leninism, Communism, Arkazjan ethnic minority rights	Far-left	1 / 30

Functions

Lawmaking

In Forestia, the legislation is governed by both the Constitution and the National Assembly. The assembly has powers to propose and pass legislation within the territory of Forestia, which is exercised by passing bills through voting which are then either approved or denied by the president. A draft law can be proposed by any member of the assembly, by the president, by the vice president, the ministers, and state governors. A law will only be put into effect if it has the majority approval of the assembly and the approval of the president.

Territorial reforms

The assembly is able to vote on whether Forestia as a whole will annex other territories. As with laws, the process begins with a proposal to annex or reform a territory, which is defined as a piece of land that can be occupied by people, but doesn't require a permanent population. However, in contrast to lawmaking, proposed territorial annexations need the approval of the Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Building

The National Assembly's de jure meeting building is in Vale Plano. However, due to the fact that most government officials in Forestia are not operating from its territory, sessions are de facto held virtually via Discord.