Volkstag

Volkstag People’s Diet
14th Reichsversammlung
File:Volkstag arms.svg Coat of arms of the Volkstag
Type
Type	Lower house
Term limits	6 months
History
Founded	6 June 2014 (2014-06-06)
Leadership
Speaker	Connor Stumperth, C since 16 November 2019
Deputy Speaker	Ashley Jaax, C since 5 September 2020
Second Deputy Speaker	Patrick Renwick, NRGU since 5 September 2020
Third Deputy Speaker	Anthony Clark, NRGU since 5 September 2020
Vorsitzender	Patrick Renwick, NRGU since 10 July 2020
Leader of the Opposition	Brandon Wu, LF since 13 August 2020
Structure
Seats	13 MVs
Political groups	HIM Government (6):   National Royalists (6) HIM Loyal Opposition (7):   Confederals (5)   Liberty Front (2)
Elections
Voting system	Party list
Last election	28-29 July 2020
Next election	27-29 December 2020
Meeting place
Discord
Website
reichsversammlung.weebly.com

The Volkstag (literally "People’s Diet", in German), is the lower chamber of the Reichsversammlung, the legislature of the Abeldane Empire. Its members are elected through party lists in a single nationwide electoral district. There are presently twelve elected seats in the Volkstag, plus one appointed seat.

The Volkstag is responsible for enacting and repealing laws (known as the Acts of the Parliament). These acts require the approval of the Bundesrat, the upper chamber of the legislature. The Volkstag must also approve legislation originating in the Bundesrat.

History

The Volkstag was established on 1 August 2020, with the enactment of the Constitutional Reform Act of 2020, which transformed the Reichsversammlung from a unicameral body, as it had been since independence in 2014, to a bicameral one. The Reichsversammlung as of the date of the enactment of the amendment was transformed into being the Volkstag, with the only change being the removal of the seat of the ervecysarich, the heir to the Abeldane throne.

Duration

A term of the Volkstag lasts 6 months, unless cut short by a snap election.

Presiding officers

The Volkstag is presided over by the Speaker of the Volkstag, who is a member of the chamber, elected by the other members. A speaker serves until resignation or until they are challenged. The speaker sets the agenda for each meeting, and is tasked with presiding over and keeping order during a session. They are aided in their duties by 3 deputy speakers, also elected by the Volkstag.

Parties

The table below lists parties currently represented in the Volkstag.

Name			Ideologies	Leader	Jun. 2020 result		Current seats
					Votes (%)	Seats
	NRGU	National Royalists - The Green Union Nationale Köningstreue - Die Grüne Union	Royalism	Patrick Renwick	52.6%	7 / 14	6 / 13
	C	Confederals Konföderative	Confederalism	Connor Stumperth	31.6%	4 / 14	5 / 13
	LF	Liberty Front Front für Freiheit	Liberalism	Brandon Wu	15.8%	2 / 14	2 / 13

Composition and seats

All twelve elected seats are currently delegated by the party list electoral system, in which Abeldane citizens vote for political parties. Then, the votes are proportionally used to determine how many seats each political party will get in the Volkstag. The number of seats in the Volkstag is determined by the Monarch.

Members

Elected MP	Party		State	Took office	Seat #	Notes
Elected
Connor Stumperth		Confederals	Kingdom of Tusmore	4 February 2019	1	Speaker
Andrew Irons		Liberty Front	Grand Duchy of Alexander	10 February 2020	2
Ashley Jaax		Confederals	Grand Duchy of Rai	5 July 2020	3	Deputy Speaker
Patrick Renwick		National Royalists	Demirelia	12 October 2019	4	Vorsitzender
Anthony Clark		National Royalists	Kingdom of Morgannwg	1 August 2020	5
Chase Nanatovich		Confederals	Kingdom of Tusmore	5 July 2020	6
Nicolas Millan		National Royalists	Alenshka	7 January 2019	7
Newton von Uberquie		National Royalists	Kingdom of Morgannwg	1 August 2020	8	Stellvertreter
Matthew von Uberquie		National Royalists	Kingdom of Morgannwg	1 August 2020	9
Tarik Karjasari		Confederals	Grand Duchy of Rai	5 July 2020	10
Brandon Wu		Liberty Front	Kingdom of Tusmore	5 July 2020	11	Leader of the Opposition
Zabëlle Skye		National Royalists	Kingdom of Morgannwg	1 August 2020	11
Imperial Representative
Thomas Bainbridge		Confederals	Kingdom of Tusmore	5 September 2020	13