European Parliament (2029-2042)

After the last European Parliamentary election in 2029 the wars in Europe started regarding the conquest for the Batavian Empire. Because the parliament lost it's assembly hall and headquarters in Brussels and later in Strasbourg, the parliament couldn't gather. In 2035 Saviël-Citus I re-gathered the Europarliament, but because of the divided Europe they weren't able to have another election. The elected parliament of 2029 became automatically demissonary, but gained a consultant role in the pre-imperial rule of the Dutch Empire, advising the Cabinet of Saviël. The appointed-Cabinet had no responsibility to the parliament and the parliament only had a consultative role, it was mostly a symbolic parliament to show that Saviël listened to the voices of the European people, also because there was in the pre-imperial rule no other elected national parliaments, which had all been dissolved earlier. In 2042 was the European Parliament completely abolished.

Elections
Due to the ongoing wars in Europe, the European Parliament decided not to seek re-election in 2035 when the five year-term ended. Saviël knew that a re-election would be impossible because although the whole European Union member states were unified in the Batavian Empire, the post-war order had not yet been settled and elections would, if succesfull, lead to a minor turnout. Instead was asked to extend the term for another five years esnure peace and security. After the second term of the demissonary parliament the final arrangments for the Empire were being made, it was certain by then that the parliament wouldn't keep on existing, but nevertheless Saviël extended the demissonary parliament for another term, which would be till 2046. A year after, the parliament was completely abolished due to the approval of the Act of the Constitution in which the National Consulate was established.

Speculations
There were many speculations that the European Parliament would be transformed into a National Assembly, but because of the Empire's extend beyond European borders Saviël decided not to engage the Europarliament in the Act of the Constitution, instead he created a new bicameral National Consulate. The MEP's were all dismissed by President Selma a Garcia as soon as the Act of the Constitution had been ratified by the Consulate. Mrs. A Garcia became Speaker of the House of Nobles after the installation and some MEP's, mostly those of the UEMP seeked re-election in the House.