Wiltshire National Assembly

The National Assembly of the Federal Republic of Wiltshire
Type
Type	Unicameral Parliament
Leadership
Speaker of the House	Joshua Foreman (Since January 25, 3019)
Prime Minister	Samantha Schrӧder, Conservative (Since February 11, 3019)
Leader of the House	Callum Becket, Conservative (Since January 25, 3019)
Leader of the Opposition	Walton Baker, Communist (since January 29, 3019)
Structure
Seats	53
Political groups
Government	Conservative Party (28)
Main opposition	Communist Party (7)
Other opposition	Socialist Party (6) Labor Party (5) Wiltshire First (5) Liberal Alliance (1) Independent (1)
Elections
Term Length	up to 4 months
Last election	January 3019 Wiltshire General Election
Next election	Latest, Thursday 30th May, 3019
Meeting place
The new National Assembly chamber

The National Assembly of the Federal Republic of Wiltshire is the legislature for the united cities of Wiltshire, Washington, Walkerton and Estasine.

The Assembly is composed of 53 elected Assembly Members (AMs) who represent one of the districts. They are elected at a general election every four months by first-past-the-post and hold their seats until the Assembly is dissolved.

The last General Election was held on January 24, 3019.

Procedure

Elections and nominations

Following a general election, the elected members of the National Assembly are convened on the Friday following the election (in accordance with the Elections Act of 3015). The first sitting of the new Assembly has two crucial jobs;

• Appoint a President of the National Assembly
• Nominate a/confirm confidence in the Prime Minister

The first of these - Appoint a President of the National Assembly - is chaired by the Governor-General (who always chairs the first meeting). The Assembly elects a President who will serve as chair of the National Assembly until their resignation or its dissolution. This normally comes in the form of re-confirming the incumbent President. However, on occasion, there is an election for a new President. Candidates are given 10 minutes to speak to the whole Assembly before they vote.

The second of these jobs - Nominate the Prime Minister - is the most important role of the first sitting of the Assembly. This normally comes in the form of the Leader of the Political group with the majority support in the new Assembly. However, some times there is uncertainty about whom can command majority support In the Assembly, and then the vote will decide who becomes Prime Minister. In the event that no Prime Minister is selected, the Assembly is given 5 days to appoint a Prime Minister to form a government. If they cannot, the Assembly is dissolved and another General Election is scheduled. In the meantime, the incumbent Prime Minister remains Prime Minister.

Once the Prime Minister-designate is nominated, they leave the chamber with the chairing Governor-General for a few minutes to a formal meeting. In the meeting the Governor-General officially appoints the leader Prime Minister. Then they both re-enter the chamber, and the President of the National Assembly administers the oath of office.