7th Cortes Federales
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The 7th Cortes Federales is the current meeting of the Cortes Federales of Nouvelle Alexandrie, the national legislature of Nouvelle Alexandrie, with the membership determined in its lower house primarily by the results of a general election held in 1724 AN. Its upper house is composed of the nobles of the Federation, the Chamber of Peers of Nouvelle Alexandrie. The Cortes met for the first time since its creation by the Proclamation of Punta Santiago on 13.V.1694 AN. According to the Proclamation of Punta Santiago, the maximum legislative term of the Cortes is 5 AN years from the preceding general election.
Election
The 7th New Alexandrian general election was held from 1.XIV.1724 AN to 4.XIV.1724 AN. At the election, the Federal Humanist Party managed to remain the largest party in the lower house, the Federal Assembly, however failed to get an outright majority. After negotiations, the Wakara People's Party and 8 Independent Deputies pledged a Confidence and Supply agreement, offering a 2 seat majority.
| Color | Political Party | Leader | Candidates | Votes | % of Votes | Elected | % of Seats | Gain/Loss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal Humanist Party (FHP) | Paolo Antonio Aguilar | 689 | 77,303,744 | 47.7% | 324 | ▼ 30 seats | ||
| Federal Consensus Party (FCP) | Alfons Dandela | 689 | 74,280,686 | 45.9% | 311 | ▲ 43 seats | ||
| Democratic Socialist Party (DSP) | Silvio Ruiz | 689 | 4,306,399 | 2.7% | 17 | ▼ 14 seats | ||
| Wakara People's Party (WPP) | 34 | 3,406,612 | 2.1% | 15 | ▲ 15 seats (New party.) | |||
| United for Alvelo (UfA) | Pablo Alvelo Nieves | 97 | 2,024,921 | 1.3% | 9 | ▲ 9 seats (New party.) | ||
| Independent | No leader. | 3,067 | 3,823,532 | 2.4% | 13 | ▲ 7 seats | ||
| People's Liberty Congress (PLC) | George Alvin-Winters | 689 | 631,167 | 0.4% | 0 | ▼ 2 seats | ||
| Total | 5,954 | 165,777,061 | 689 | Turnout | 86.9% | |||
History
The 1st session of the Cortes Federales began on 8.XIV.1724 AN.
After one round of voting, Independent deputy Pilay Huayna, was elected as Speaker of the Federal Assembly.
