The Lithuanian & Polish Parliaments
The Lithuanian and Polish Parliament's are structured as legislative and executive body's under the Monarchy. With their Prime Minister's answering to the Emperor. Both parliaments are composed of 400 members who are elected into power through a nation wide (one in Lithuania and one in Poland) vote every four years. The Prime Minister is selected by the winning Party or coalition who then seek approval from the Monarch. The Monarch can then accept the person and ratify their position, or decline and appoint someone else from the winning party/coalition.
The representatives of the house are divided into the government side of the house and the opposing side known as the opposition. Bills and laws are debated in the house which is run by the Speaker of the House. The power of Parliament is limited in many ways due to the amount of authority invested in the Monarchy that would ordinarily be part of Parliaments functions. For example Parliament has no power over its Foreign policy, defence policy or the colonies of the Empire. The Parliament is responsible for the internal affairs of their nation such as, trade, education, the police, tourism and other similar positions. Each of these portfolios represents a ministry, with each ministry having a Minister (parliamentary representative heading the ministry) and a Secretary of the Ministry (an apolitical Chief executive of the Ministry) who is subordinate to the Minister. The Polish Parliament is based in central Warsaw opposite the Warsaw Central Imperial Palace. The Lithuanian Parliament is based in Central Riga directly opposite Riga City Cathedral. The executive body of both parliaments being Cabinet which is formed by the Prime Minister from those Ministers which have been assigned portfolios. The portfolios of each Parliament being. - Chancellory of the Prime Minister (This office serves as the Prime Minister's personal staff) - Ministry of Economic Affairs (acts as the Finance Minister as both Parliaments are not permitted to have a Ministry of Finance) - Ministry of Public Safety (Police, Civil Defense and the Fire Brigade) - Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development - Ministry of Culture and Heritage - Ministry of Digital Affairs - Ministry of Energy - Ministry of the Environment - Ministry of Health - Ministry of the Interior and Administration (Also controls the Forest Guard) - Ministry of Infrastructure and Construction - Ministry of Social Development - Ministry of Labour - Ministry of Transport - Ministry of National Education - Ministry of Science and Higher Education - Ministry of Sport and Tourism - Ministry of the National Treasury |