Parliament of the Federal Republic of Concadia

The Parliament of the Federal Republic of Concadia, often known as the Parliament of Concadia or the Federal Parliament, is the supreme legislative body of the Federal Republic of Concadia. Parliament is bicameral, consisting of the House of Commons (the lower house) and the House of Senators (the upper house). The political party or coalition that controls a majority of seats in the House of Commons chooses the national executive of the country, the Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Concadia. The Prime Minister and their Cabinet wield the executive powers of the entire country but must possess the confidence of Parliament to remain in office. Because of this, elections that take place earlier than the allotted 5 year intervals are not uncommon. Both Houses meet in separate chambers at Parliament House located in the City of Artovia, the capital of the nation.

The House of Senators consists of 252 members, with all states, provinces and territories having 12 Senators. Senators are elected through the single transferable vote system of proportional representation, as such there are multiple parties represented in the chamber. A coalition of parties is almost always required for a government to take control of the upper house given the variety of parties represented.

The House of Commons consists of 550 members, 503 represent single-member constituencies, and 47 are list MPs. Elections are held at least every 5 years under the mixed-member proportional electoral system. The Prime Ministers Act 1815 mandated that the Prime Minister must be a member of the House of Commons, and it has become convention for all Cabinet-level ministers (excluding the Leader of the House of Senators) to be appointed from the House of Commons.

Because of the nature of the MMP electoral system, federal-level politics is dominated by 2 main parties, the centre-right Conservative Party and the left-wing Socialist Labour Party. However, because of MMP, these 2 parties often have to form coalitions in the Commons, usually with the centre Liberal Party, centre-left Democratic Party, left-wing Green Party or right-wing Republican Party.