Lesser Frenzy

The Lesser Frenzy of the Bovic Empire
Coat of Arms of the Lesser Frenzy
Type
Type	Lower chamber of the Frenzy
Term limits	Four years
History
Founded	1685
Preceded by	Imperial Conference
New session started	1686-1690
Leadership
Chancellor	Ernesto de la Cruz, UDM since 1672
President of the Lesser Frenzy	Aristarchos Butterbull, UDM since 1686
Structure
Seats	709
Political groups	8
Committees	18
Motto
Peace Through Talking
Meeting place
Lesser Frenzy Chamber, Frenzy Dome, Lindstrom

The Lesser Frenzy of the Bovic Empire is the lower house of the Frenzy; the Greater Frenzy is the upper house. Together they compose the national bicameral legislature of Natopia. The Lesser Frenzy meets in the Frenzy Dome, in Lindstrom.

The composition of the Lesser Frenzy is established in Chapter XVI of the Caprine Code. The members of the Lesser Frenzy serve four-year terms representing the people of their demesne, elected by a mixture of systems according to local law. Lesser Frenzy representatives are apportioned to demesnes by population using census data and according to a formula defined in the Caprine Code. Since its inception in 1686, all representatives have been directly elected. The number of voting representatives is fixed by law at 709. As of the 1686 session, the largest delegation is that of Dos Gardenias, with 273 representatives. Two Martyrs, the least populous demesne, has five Representatives.

The presiding officer is the President of the Lesser Frenzy, who is elected by the members thereof (and is therefore traditionally the leader of the controlling party or coalition of parties). According to the Natopian Constitution, the Chancellor of Natopia also presides over the entire Frenzy, although in practice the Chancellor leaves their parliamentary duties to the President and the Speaker of the Frenzy, respectively.

The Emperor is responsible for formally opening and dissolving sessions of the Lesser Frenzy according to the law. The Emperor presides over the first meeting of each session in order to elect a new President.

Current composition and elections results

Party	Abbr.	Seats	Ideology
Free Juice and Bagels Party	FJBP	231 / 709	Lindstromism, Progressivism, Monarchism, Pro-Raspur,
Nationalist & Humanist Party	N&H	31 / 709	Ascensionism, Benacian confederalism, Conservatism, Corporatism, Human supremacism, Khanism, Mercantilism
Union Democratic Movement	UDP	218 / 709	Liberalism, Economic liberalism, Social liberalism, Centrism, Pro-Raspur, Cosmopolitanism
Tapferite Supremacist Party	TSP	13 / 709	Far alt-right, xenophobia, racism.
Workers' Parties United	WPU	17 / 709	Far left, communism, socialism.
Parti Alexandrien	PA	16 / 709	Alexandrian interest party.
Democratic Party of Kujirashi	DPK	1 / 709	??
Association of Whalers and Fishermen of Walstadt and Light	AWFWL	1 / 709	Strong labor rights, social conservative.
Independents	I	80 / 709	Independents
Vacancies	n/a	101 / 709	n/a