National Congress of the Republic (Gaduridos)

National Congress of the Republic
*Congreso Nacional de la República*
National Congress of the Republic; Congreso Nacional de la República
	XXII National Congress
Type
Type	Lower house of Gaduridos
History
Founded	5432
Leadership
Prime Minister	Ricardo Hernandez, Liberal Union
Opposition leader	Collective leadership, National Front
Structure
Seats	256
National Congress political groups	Government (138) 1; The Coalition (138); National Front (123)1; ; Liberty for the Republic (15); ; Opposition (117); The Hope of Gaduridos (44); Democratic Party - The Dahlia (24); ; Seleyan Social Democratic Party (20); ; Liberal Union(39); Movement of Democratic Forces (18) Popular Union/Anti-Capitalist Alliance (16)
Length of term	4 years
Elections
National Congress voting system	256 seats elected by FPTP via constitutencies
National Congress last election	October 5517
Meeting place
	National Congress Building, Cidudad de Gadur, Gaduridos
Footnotes
	1This figure does not include the speaker, which is deducted from the party in government.

The National Congress of the Republic (Egelian: Congreso Nacional de la República) is the lower house of the bicameral parliament of Gaduridos, the other being the Senate.

History[]

The National Congress was first formed in 5432, as a reform of the existing Parliament. It existed in a unicameral state for sixteen years, until the introduction of the Senate in 5446 and has existed as the lower house of the bicameral parliament ever since.

Composition[]

The National Congress is composed of 256 members, with 51 members per state. Members are elected via FPTP in constituencies drawn by the National Electoral Institute (INE).