Parliament of Encarnação

The Parliament of Encarnação is the legislative branch of the Government of Encarnação. The Parliament is bicameral, and divided into Senate and the Chamber of Deputies. The Senate, or Senado in Portuguese, represents the interests of the many municipios of the island, while the Chamber of Deputies, or Câmara dos Deputados, represents the general population of the island. Members of the senate and parliament are elected every 5 years, with the head of the senate and parliament being elected by the Jungastian monarch from a list of party leaders based off who, in his or her opinion, has the most support from the general population, this is in general the head of the party that has won the most votes during the election. Parliament has a total of 84 seats divided between the Senate and Chamber of Deputies. There are currently 31 senators and 53 deputies sitting in Parliament. As of December 20 2021, there are only 24 female members.