8th Cortes Federales

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The 8th Cortes Federales represents the latest session of the Cortes Federales of Nouvelle Alexandrie, the legislature of Nouvelle Alexandrie. The composition of its lower house was determined by the results of the 1729 general election. The upper house continues to consist of the Federation's nobility, seated in the Chamber of Peers of Nouvelle Alexandrie. Following the Proclamation of Punta Santiago, the Cortes convened for the first time in 1694 AN and operates under the stipulation that the maximum term of the Cortes spans 5 AN years following the prior general election.

Election & Formation

The 8th New Alexandrian general election took place from 1.XII.1729 AN to 3.XII.1729 AN, setting the stage for the formation of the 8th Cortes Federales.

Color	Political Party	Leader	Candidates	Votes	% of Votes	Elected	% of Seats	Gain/Loss
	Federal Consensus Party (FCP)	Marissa Santini	689	110,772,679	48.3%	337		▲ +26
	Federal Humanist Party (FHP)	Maximilian de Almagro	689	100,593,856	43.9%	305		▼ -19
	Wakara People's Party (WPP)	Mayani Guacanagari Beatriz Daguao	34	5,819,973	2.5%	18		▲ +3
	United for Alvelo (UfA)	Pablo Alvelo Nieves	123	5,568,300	2.4%	17		▲ +8
	Democratic Socialist Party (DSP)	Gabrielle Fitzgerald	689	4,243,906	1.9%	8		▼ -9
	Independent	No leader.	2,199	2,279,144	1.0%	4		▼ -9
Total			3,734	229,277,858	100%	Turnout		82.2%

Membership

Lower House (Federal Assembly)

The 8th Federal Assembly consists of 689 Deputies representing all twelve regions of the Federation. The partisan composition is as follows:

Party	Alliance	Seats	Leader	Government Status
Federal Consensus Party		337	Marissa Santini	Government
Federal Humanist Party		305	Maximilian de Almagro	Opposition
Wakara People's Party	Alliance for a Just Nouvelle Alexandrie	18	Mayani Guacanagari Beatriz Daguao	Confidence & Supply
United for Alvelo		17	Pablo Alvelo Nieves	Confidence & Supply
Democratic Socialist Party		8	Gabrielle Fitzgerald	Confidence &Supply
Independents		4	N/A	Opposition

Council of State of Nouvelle Alexandrie

The Council of State forms the executive government of the Federation. Appointed by King Sinchi Roca I on the advice of Premier Santini, the current Council includes:

Government Positions (1729 AN - 1734 AN)

Position	Holder	Party	Region
President of the Government	Deputy Marissa Santini	FCP	Wechua Nation
Vice-President of the Government	Deputy Émile Dumont	FCP	Alduria
Department of State	Deputy Morissa Baumann	FCP	Isles of Caputia
Department of Interior	Deputy Roberto Castillo	FCP	Santander
Department of Treasury	Deputy Godfredo Domínguez	FCP	Alduria
Department of Defense	Deputy Julián Sáez	FCP	Wechua Nation
Department of Justice	Deputy Jaime Tedejor	FCP	South Lyrica
Department of Energy and Environment	Deputy Alfonso de Indigya	FCP	South Lyrica
Department of Social Security and National Solidarity	Deputy Phuyu Nina Pillpe	FCP	Wechua Nation
Department of Education, Sports, and Culture	Deputy Adriano Ferreyra	FCP	Valencia
Department of Civil Works and Transportation	Deputy Alfonso Rivas	FCP	Alduria
Department of Research and Development	Deputy Renata Berganza	FCP	North Lyrica
Department of Labor	Deputy Urbano Buccho (1729 AN - 1733 AN) Deputy Sabrina Alessandros (1733 AN - )	FCP	Isles of Caputia
Department for National Mobilisation	Deputy Émile Dumont	FCP	Alduria
Department of Trade and Industry	Deputy Ruqá Ticllacuri Ccolque	FCP	North Lyrica
Department of Housing and Urban Development	Deputy Cristóbal del Pozo	FCP	Alduria
Department of Administrative Coordination and Efficiency

Shadow Council of State of Nouvelle Alexandrie

The Shadow Council of State is led by Maximillian de Almagro as Leader of the Opposition. It consists of members from the Federal Humanist Party.

The composition of the 8th Federal Assembly, 1729 AN.

Upper House (Chamber of Peers)

The Chamber of Peers of Nouvelle Alexandrie comprises appointed and hereditary nobility, tasked with reviewing legislation passed by the Federal Assembly.

Legislative Agenda

Government Agenda

The Santini government outlined a government agenda through the Government Delivery Plan, with a wide variety of priorities for each department, including:

1. Sustainable development and promotion of human rights and democracy globally;
2. Reduction of (violent) crime and improving safety on the streets;
3. Controlling public spending and reforming taxes to be fairer and more sustainable;
4. Enhancing global security through persistent engagement and response to crises;
5. Modernising and integrating defence capabilities;
6. Delivering swift access to justice and the courts;
7. Reducing greenhouse emissions and reaching net zero by 1750;
8. Improving healthcare outcomes by providing high-quality and sustainable care;
9. Driving economic growth by upskilling the workforce and providing excellent education;
10. Providing the best start in life through high-quality early education and childcare
11. Improving connectivity throughout the nation and improving confidence in the transport network;
12. Unleashing innovation and scientific discovery throughout the country;
13. Addressing poverty by increasing financial resilience and supporting the cost of living;
14. More, better quality, safer, greener, and more affordable housing;
15. Ending homelessness through more effective prevention and providing accommodation.

Notable Legislation

Federal Consensus Party

• Federal National Plans
• General Appropriations and Taxation Act, 1730
• National Workers' Rights Charter of Nouvelle Alexandrie
• Teachers Reform Act, 1729
• Tripartite Pact Ratification Act, 1731
• Bill of Rights Act, 1729
• Circular Agriculture and Organic Farming Grants Act, 1731

Federal Humanist Party

• Federal Audit Office Establishment and Function Act, 1730

United for Alvelo

• Alexandrium Regulation and Strategic Reserve Act, 1729

Democratic Socialist Party

• Federal Military Deployment and Oversight Act, 1730

Motions

• M-001: Election of a Speaker and Deputy Speaker
• M-002: Throne Speech Debate, Vote of Confidence on Santini I

Major Initiatives

Federal National Plans

The flagship policy vessel of the Santini government were the so-called Federal National Plans, four major policy programs meant to invest, reform, and upgrade the fields of Infrastructure, Healthcare, Police & Interior, and the Armed Forces. They were presented in 1730 AN. Together, these plans represented an overall commitment of over €1.37 trillion in investment, with a further breakdown of:

1. Infrastructure Plan: €349.3 billion
2. Health Plan: €384 billion
3. Plan for the Police: €203 billion
4. Plan for the Armed Forces: €440 billion

By 1740 AN, the plans had been officially completed with tangible results. For the Infrastructure Plan, major achievements included the construction of AV Lyrica, the Isles of Caputia Belt Bridge, and more than 8,400 km of non-highway roads; the opening of Ravaillac International Airport and 18 other (regional) airports; 166 km of new artificial waterways; and 913 new bus stops.

Major achievements in the Health Plan included the construction of Santa Teresa Hospital in Kedah and 15 other (regional) hospitals, of which 5 academic; The recruitment of over 43,000 new professionals; an investment of over €1.84 billion in medical science; An additional 4,687 inpatients beds nationwide; Over 200 new active clinical trials hosted; 2,234 GP and community health centres renovated; and over 87 million screenings, of which 2.1 million/year in regional healthcare.

Leadership

• Speaker of the Federal Assembly: [Name], elected on [date].
• Lord President of the Chamber of Peers: [Name], serving since [start of term].

See Also

• Cortes Federales of Nouvelle Alexandrie
• 7th Cortes Federales
• New Alexandrian general election, 1729

References

Preceded by: 7th Cortes Federales

8th Cortes Federales 1729 AN-1734 AN

Succeeded by 9th Cortes Federales