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The legislature comprises of the {{wp|bicamerialism|bicameral}} [[National Assembly of Rumahoki|National Assembly]] which in turn comprises of the [[Congress of the Peerage]] and [[Congress of the Commons]]. | The legislature comprises of the {{wp|bicamerialism|bicameral}} [[National Assembly of Rumahoki|National Assembly]] which in turn comprises of the [[Congress of the Peerage]] and [[Congress of the Commons]]. | ||
The Congress of the Peerage is the {{wp|upper house}}, consisting of | The Congress of the Peerage is the {{wp|upper house}}, consisting of 286 members split between the 266 [[Peers Temporal]] and the 20 [[Peers Spiritual]]. The former group is even split among the nineteen states of Rumahoki, and are elected {{wp|indirect election|indirectly}} usually from amongst the nation's peerage by the regional upper houses through a {{wp|party-list proportional representation}} {{wp|electoral system|voting system}}. The latter group is chosen from the amongst the nation's clergy on the basis of {{wp|seniority}}. Unlike the Peers Temporal, the Peers Spiritual are an entirely ceremonial group with little power unlike their secular counterparts. | ||
The Congress of the Commons is the {{wp|lower house}}, consisting of 400 members split between the states on the basis of population in an attempt to prevent urban overrepresentation. The members, known as Representatives, are elected {{wp|direct election|directly}} by the citizens through a party-list proportional representation voting system. Of the two legislative houses, this is the more powerful of the two. Indeed, the Prime Minister needs to command a majority of the Commons whether through {{wp|majority government|partisan majority}} or {{wp|coalition government|coalitions}} in order to not have a {{wp|minority government}}. | The Congress of the Commons is the {{wp|lower house}}, consisting of 400 members split between the states on the basis of population in an attempt to prevent urban overrepresentation. The members, known as Representatives, are elected {{wp|direct election|directly}} by the citizens through a party-list proportional representation voting system. Of the two legislative houses, this is the more powerful of the two. Indeed, the Prime Minister needs to command a majority of the Commons whether through {{wp|majority government|partisan majority}} or {{wp|coalition government|coalitions}} in order to not have a {{wp|minority government}}. | ||
===Federal subdivisions=== | ===Federal subdivisions=== | ||
{{main|Administrative divisions of Rumahoki}} | {{main|Administrative divisions of Rumahoki}} |
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