National Parliament (Magisteria)

The National Congress of Magisteria (French: Congrès National de Magistère), mostly known as the National Congress of the United Magisterian States (French: Congrès National de États-Unis du Magistère) is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of Magisteria and consists of the Chamber of Deputies and the Federal Senate. The National Congress meets at the Parliament Complex in Annesia City, Federal Capital Territory. Both senators and deputies are chosen through direct election, though vacancies in the Federal Senate may be filled by a governor's appointment. Congress has 640 voting members: 140 senators and 500 deputies. Magisteria has a different system on picking the President of both chamber: Senators/Deputies who desires to be the next President of respective chambers form an alliance of senators/deputies in one party, legislative elections work under the plurality system. If an alliance wins majority of the seats, the leader of the alliance will become the President of that chamber.

Senators
The Federal Senate has 140 members with each state having four councilors, elected at-large to six-year terms; one-third of Senate seats are up for election every two years.

Deputies
The Chamber of Deputies has 500 voting members, each representing a congressional district for a two-year term. Chamber seats are apportioned among the states by population. Each state then draws single-member districts to conform with the census apportionment.