Parliament of Kirlawa

The Parliament of Keymon, officially known as the General Assembly of Kirlawa, is the national unicameral legislature of Kirlawa.

Parliamentary elections
Elections to the General Assembly are held every 42 months, to elect all 717 members of the overall legislature. Each member of parliament is elected from one of the five Provinces of Kirlawa, who thus also function as electoral constituencies. The voting system used for national elections is proportional representation. Any member of parliament or parliamentary caucus may call for early elections for any reason, and such a proposition must be supported by at least 50%+1 of the legislature, which is 359 members in total.

Government formation
The President of Kirlawa consults the Speaker of parliament, as well as with representatives from each parliamentary caucus and group, in order to come up with a workable majority to support the formation of a new government, if at all necessary after a general election. This majority of parliament then elects the Prime Minister and his or her cabinet.

History
Throughout its history, the Kirlawan legislature has held several names, and had different voting systems to elect its members. Before proportional representation was introduced, the first-past-the-post system was used in single-member constituencies.

Parliamentary terms
Each legislative term lasts for three and a half years (42 months), unless snap elections are called before that time. However, under no circumstance may a parliamentary term last any longer than three years.