National Parliament (Magisteria)

The National Parliament of Magisteria (French: Parlement National du Magistère) is the unicameral parliament of Magisteria. The National Parliament is composed of 500 deputies who are presided over by a chairman (speaker). The National Parliament meets at the Parliament Complex in Annesia City, Federal Capital Territory.

Originally, Magisteria had the Federal Congress as a bicameral legislature, consisting of two houses: the Senate (upper house), and the Chamber of Deputies (lower house). As the 1971 Constitution went into effect, the bicameral Federal Congress was abolished in favour of the unicameral National Parliament. In the 1971 Constitution, There is no fixed term for the President of the parliament, as they can be the president as long as they want if the party he/she's leading remains a majority. The no fixed term system was later abolished in the 2021 Constitution, as the president and it's deputies will be elected for two-year terms, with a term limit of 6 consecutive terms.

1864 Constitution
Under the second constitution, Magisteria had a bicameral legislature, known as the Federal Congress (Congrès Fédéral). The Federal Congress consisted of a Senate (Sénat), and a Chamber of Deputies (Chambre des Députés).

The Senate was made up of four senators per state, four for the Federal Capital Territory, and a number of ex officio senators intended to represent the nation's minorities. In addition, former presidents (those elected democratically or their replacements legally appointed to serve at least half a presidential term) were awarded lifetime senate seats. Senators were required to be Magisterian-born citizens and over the age of 30.

The members of the Chamber of Deputies were elected by direct universal suffrage. Deputies had to be at least 21 years old. The Senate and the Chamber of Deputies were each led by a President, and both performed their functions with the help of a Directorial Board.

1971 Constitution
President Ron McMahon called for a plebiscite scheduled for May 1970 to fix the 1969-1971 constitutional crisis. The plebiscite was highly successful and elections for the Constitutional Convention was held between 29 and 30 June 1970. The Constitutional Convention, consisting of 147 elected individuals, convened in August 1970 to begin rewriting the constitution. The ANC's proposed constitution was approved in a referendum on 26 August 1971 and came into effect the following 31 August.

The constitution saw the abolishment of the bicameral legislature, and it was replaced with the current unicameral National Parliament. Every president of the National Parliament didn't have fixed terms, they can be the president as long as they want if they retain a majority in the parliament.

2021 Constitution
After the 2021 Constitution went into effect on 17 September 2021, the unicameral parliament remained in the newly written constitution with some changes: The president and it's deputies are now elected for two-year terms, with a term limit of 6 consecutive terms.

Deputies
The deputies of the National Parliament are elected for two-year terms (since the 2021 Constitution was in effect). The current parliament was created on December 25, 2021, and will dissolve on December 25, 2023.