National Assembly (Lurk)

National Assembly of Lurk
Noble Republic of Lurk
Type
Type	Bicameral
Upper house
Lower house
Leadership
President	Alex W. since June 25, 2011
Structure
Membership	17 delegates
Meeting place
Web site

The National Assembly of the Noble Republic of Lurk, or simply National Assembly of Lurk, is the legislative branch of the government of Lurk. It is bicameral, consisting of the Chamber of Deputies and the Council of Cantons. Currently, the Chamber of Deputies is dissolved and all of its duties are exercised by the Council of Cantons.

Political parties

Party Name	Logo	Short name	Leader	Position	Colours	Seats
						Council of Cantons	Chamber of Deputies
Lurkish Liberal Party		LLP	Alex White		green, blue, white	3 / 17
Social Democratic Party of Lurk		SDPL	NG			1 / 17

Members

Council of Cantons

Each Canton of the Noble Republic of Lurk has a right to send one delegate to the Council of Cantons to represent the canton. Rules regarding obtaining the position depend on the internal processes and laws of the cantons, if there are none in place, the President may choose one instead.

	Image	Full Name	Canton	Parliamentary Group Clicking on the images leads to the articles	Term Start	Notes
		Alex White	Ravensburg	LLP	16 July 2016
		Richard Hytholoday	Redwood		-
		Patrick Renwick	Canton of Lurk		-
		Alejandro Whyatt	Lurkish Giant Mountains		-
		Lucas Campos	Vertylia		-
		Horatio Eden	Podlurksko-Neksko		-
		NG	Translurk	SDPL	-
		NG1.	Loringia2.	SDPL	-
		Newton von Uberquie	Saar	LLP	-
		Brandon Wu	Canton of Elysia		-
		Vacant	Western Acrest		-
		Vacant	Southwestern Acrest		-
		James Frisch	Vinice		-
		Kerry Stapleton	Xaverian canton		-
		Sophia Albina	Transacrestia	LLP	-
		Emiel Hardy	Lurkish Antarctic Zone		-
		Michal Nowacki	Litvania-Lurk		-

^1. – NG is the chosen representative of both cantons, although he may only represent one at a time. ^2. – Representing Loringia in the Council of Cantons only.

Chamber of Delegates

Currently, the Chamber of Delegates is dissolved.

History

For most of Lurk's history, a similar organ, called the Great Assembly, or All-Union Great Assembly, existed. It was, unlike the National Assembly, an unicameral legislature that was mostly inactive. The longest serving member was the Premier of the Lurk Federation, and at certain points even the only one. No sessions were held, the Premier only issued laws under its authority or by decrees. In the Noble Republic of Lurk, it transformed into the National Assembly of Lurk and became bicameral, despite the upper house being suspended.

Lurk Federation

The Great Assembly was, with the Premier, the only legislative body in the whole nation and enjoyed power limited only by the constiution.

Noble Republic of Lurk

The Great Assembly reviews every law proposal before a referendum is created. The Assembly must review its constitutionality and if it is not with contradiction to other laws. However, since the adoption of the Second Constitution, it has greater legislative powers comparable to any National parliament.

Former members of the Great Assembly

Member	Assumed office	Ended office	Party	Position
Alex W.	June 25, 2011			Prime Minister
Ryan Kevin van der Linden	June 25, 2011		No party	Former President
Harry Fitzpatrick	November 15, 2011		No party
Matthew Burklandssen	November 15, 2011		Communist Party of the Lurk Federation	Minister of Internal Affairs

All members left the Great Assembly after the Lurk Federation was reformed into the Archduchy of Lurk and the Noble Republic of Lurk.