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The '''Imperial Parliament of the New Sarovian Empire and Her Colonies and Dominions''' is the supreme legislative body of the '''New Sarovian Empire'''. It meets in the [[Sarholm|City of Sarholm, in New Sarovia]], where it has two residences: the [[House of Commons]] where it meets in the same name, and in the Borhaus Palace where the [[Assembly of Peers|Peers]] meet, and also where the Speech is held of the Throne. Parliament possesses legislative supremacy and therefore holds ultimate power over all other political bodies in New Sarovia. Although Parliament is bicameral, it has three parts: the '''[[King-in-Parliament]]''', the [[Assembly of Peers|'''Assembly of Peers''']] and the [[House of Commons|'''House of Commons''']]. In theory, power is officially assigned to the [[King-in-Parliament]]. However, the [[King of the Sarovians (title)|Crown]] normally acts on the advice of the [[Prime Minister|'''Prime Minister''']], currently, '''Michael Marchwood, Viscount Marchwood''', and the powers of the [[Assembly of Peers]] are limited only to delaying legislation; thus, power is de facto vested in the [[House of Commons]].
[[File:ParliamentChairs.png|left|thumb|248x248px|Diagram of the [[House of Commons|'''House of Commons''']] in November, 2023 (311 AS)]]
[[House of Commons|'''The House of Commons''']] is the elected lower house of parliament, with elections for 19 single-member constituencies held at least every [[Stefanic ages and the calendar|3 Stefanic Years]] under the first-past-the-post system. By constitutional convention, all government ministers, including the [[Prime Minister]], are members of the [[House of Commons]], or, less commonly, the [[Assembly of Peers]], and are therefore responsible to their respective branches of the legislature. During parliamentary sessions, meetings are commanded by the Speaker, responsible for organizing the meeting procedure in an organized manner.
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All legislation must be approved by the [[House of Commons]] to become law and controls taxation and the supply of money to the government. Government ministers (including the [[Prime Minister]]) must regularly answer questions in the [[House of Commons]] and there are a number of select committees that examine specific issues and the functioning of the government. There are also mechanisms that allow members of the House of Commons to draw the government's attention to specific issues affecting their constituents.
[[File:Speech from the Throne.png|thumb|The Right Honourable [[Prime Minister]] Gerald Permars reading the Oath of Allegiance to the [[King of the Sarovians (title)|Royo y Imperad]] [[Constantine IX Vasa|Constantine IX]] in the Borhaus Palace.]]
[[File:OpenOfTheParliament.jpg|left|thumb|310x310px|The [[John, Prince of Kiev|Prinzïp eui Kiev]] in the presence of [[King of the Sarovians (title)|Royo y Imperad]] [[Constantine IX Vasa|'''Constantine IX''']] and assembled members of the Blue Guard, [[Assembly of Peers]], and foreign allies, has sworn in the Members of Parliament for the May-August 2023 term conquered by the [[Caps Party]], where [[Tsu Kinwood]] became the [[Prime Minister]].]]
== State Opening of Parliament ==
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== Legislative procedure ==
Both houses of the Imperial Parliament are presided over by a Speaker, the [[Speaker of the House of Commons]], and, the [[Lord-Speaker of the Assembly of Peers]].
[[File:Viscount Lochland Portrait Old.png|left|thumb|276x276px|The [[Alexander Vasa|1st Viscount Lochland, Sir Alexander Vasa]], [[Prime Minister|'''Prime Minister''']] between 2019-2020]]
For the [[House of Commons|Commons]], the [[King of the Sarovians (title)|Sovereign]]'s approval is theoretically necessary before the Speaker's election becomes valid, but is, by modern convention, always granted.
In turn, for the [[Assembly of Peers|Peers]], decisions on questions of order and on the discipline of unruly members are taken by the entire body, but only by the Lord-Speaker of the House. Speeches in the [[Assembly of Peers]] are addressed to the House as a whole (using the words "My
Both Houses may decide matters by voice vote; the members shout "Aye!" and "Nay!" - and the Speaker declares the result. Either Speaker's pronouncement may be challenged and a recorded vote required (known as a division). (The Speaker of the [[House of Commons]] may choose to reject a frivolous request for division, but the Lord-Speaker has no such power.) In each House, a division requires members to register in one of two lobbies at the side of the House; their names are recorded by clerks and their votes are counted as they leave the halls to re-enter in the House. The Speaker of the [[House of Commons]] is expected to be non-partisan and not vote except in the event of a tie; the Lord-Speaker, however, votes with the other Lords.
Both Chambers normally carry out their business in public, with galleries where visitors can sit.
== Relationship with the HIM Government ==
The Sarovian government is accountable to the [[House of Commons]]. However, neither the [[Prime Minister]] nor members of the Government are elected by the [[House of Commons]]. Instead, the
Governments have a tendency to dominate Parliament's legislative functions, using their intrinsic majority in the [[House of Commons]] and sometimes using their power of patronage to appoint supporting Peers in the [[Assembly of Peers]]. In practice, governments can pass any legislation (within reason) in the [[House of Commons]] they wish, unless there is strong dissent from MPs in the governing party. But even in these situations, it is highly unlikely that a bill will be defeated, although dissident MPs may be able to extract concessions from the government.
Parliament controls the executive, approving or rejecting its bills and forcing crown ministers to answer for their actions, whether in "Question Time" or during parliamentary committee meetings. In both cases, Ministers are questioned by members of their Chambers and are obliged to respond.
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