7th Federal Congress of Oportia
| 7th Federal Congress of Oportia | |
 The interior of the Chamber of Deputies' Meeting Hall at the Palais Federal; Vanie, Oportia. | |
| Session Number | 7th (Seventh) |
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| Start Date | 1731 AN |
| End Date | 1734 AN |
| President of the Senate | Élise Moreau, Liberty Now! Movement (1731 AN) |
| Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies | Jean-Luc Moreau, Liberty Now! Movement (1731 AN) |
| Parties in Senate | |
| Parties in Chamber of Deputies |
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| Majority Party in Senate |
Liberty Now! Movement (LNM)
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| Majority Party in Chamber of Deputies |
Liberty Now! Movement (LNM)
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| Minority Party in Senate | Liberal Progressive Party of Oportia (LPP) |
| Minority Party in Chamber of Deputies | Liberal Progressive Party of Oportia (LPP) |
| Total Seats in Senate | 35 |
| Total Seats in Chamber of Deputies | 337 |
| Last Election | 1730 |
| Next Election | 1734 |
The 7th Federal Congress of Oportia is the current meeting of the legislative branch of the government of the State of Oportia, composed of the Chamber of Deputies of Oportia and the Senate of Oportia. It convened in Vanie, Oportia since 1731 AN and will end in 1734 AN, when it will dissolve before the 1734 general election.
In the general elections of 1730, the Liberal Progressive Party of Oportia (LPP) won a plurality of seats in the Chamber of Deputies and the Liberty Now! Movement won a plurality of seats in the Senate. Negotiations between Federal Representative Galilea Montijo of the Liberty Now! Movement, Lawrence Marchelier of the Federal Conservative Union of Oportia, and several independents resulted in a legislative coalition that gave full control of both chambers to the Liberty Now! Movement to implement its legislative agenda. This ended the trifecta, meaning holding the office of Federal Representative as well as both chambers of the Federal Congress, that the Liberal Progressive Party of Oportia (LPP) had since 1722 AN.
This congress also features the first female and first lesbian President of the Senate, Élise Moreau (LNM), and the first East Oportian Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies, Jean-Luc Moreau (LNM). The majority leader of the Chamber of Deputies (leader of the LNM and FCU coalition in the chamber) is Lawrence Marchelier (FCU); and its minority leader is Henri Santos of the Liberal Progressive Party of Oportia (LPP).
The 7th Federal Congress has been characterized as a uniquely contentious but productive Congress, with its most notable events pointing towards political dysfunction and partisan strife. The Congress began with a multi-ballot election for Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies, the first time this happened in Oportian history. After negotiations between the LNM and FCU, the compromise candidate emerged from the LNM with Jean-Luc Moreau, who managed to win his election and mark the beginning of an uneasy alliance between the parties. In response, Lawrence Demarchelier, the leader of the FCU, was elected majority leader of the Chamber of Deputies. There has been an increase in censures passed in the Chamber of Deputies; setting records with 28 censures, as of 1733 AN. The Congress also saw the first legislative impeachment process in Oportian history when in late 1733 AN, the LPP won enough support in the Chamber of Deputies to pass impeachment articles on the Secretary of Agriculture and Rural Development Étienne Girard, which were promptly dismissed by the Senate upon arrival.
