Supreme National Assembly
Supreme National Assembly Ferkhovna Assemblea National | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| Houses | |
| History | |
| Founded | May 29, 1898 |
| Preceded by | Cape Colony Council |
| Leadership | |
Auditor-General | Barrach O'Bammagh, Republican Nationalist Party |
Marshal of the Stanera | Nancy Pellise, Republican Nationalist Party |
| Structure | |
| Seats | National Auditorium: 28 National Stanera: 503 |
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National Auditorium political groups | RNP: 26 seats Independents: 2 seats |
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National Stanera political groups | RNP: 377 seats CDP: 71 seats RCF: 32 seats LDP: 6 seats CPC: 4 seats Independents: 13 seats |
Length of term | 4 years |
| Elections | |
National Auditorium voting system | Direct appointment by provincial legislatures |
National Stanera voting system | Instant-runoff voting |
| Redistricting | Federal Electoral Executive |
| Motto | |
| "O mundo é público" The lands under heaven belong to the People | |
| Meeting place | |
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| National Stanera - Houses of the National Stanera, Cape Town National Auditorium - Plaza of the Federacy, Kalmasar | |
The Supreme National Assembly is the national legislature of the Federacy of the Cape. Under the Federal Constitution, it is the only body given legislative prerogative, and under the Restarkist idea of popular sovereignty and the primacy of the elected assembly, is vested with “all powers of governance”. It was formed in the midst of the Capetian War of Independence, and soon became the driving force of the movement and its National Revolutionary Army.
It consists of the 503-member National Stanera as the lower house and the 28-member National Auditorium as the upper house. The Stanera is the more powerful house, able to overrule decisions made by the Auditorium with a 2/3rds supermajority and has the power to elect and recall a Prime Executive. The Auditorium concurrently serves as the national ombudsman and the supreme audit institution, empowered to act within all levels and branches of government to ensure accountability. It is also given the power to nominate candidates to the Supreme Tribunal of the Federacy and the Constitutional Court of the Federacy.
The Stanera meets in the Houses of the National Stanera in Cape Town, while the Auditorium meets in the basement floors of the Plaza of the Federacy in nearby Kalmasar.