Parliament

Parliament is a government mechanic activated by the level 1 reform English Monarchy, Norwegian Monarchy, Great Sejm, Polish Elective Monarchy, Livonian Constitutional Monarchy, Livonian States Council, Protectorate Parliament, American Republic, Federal Republic, Dutch Republic, and the level 6 reform Parliamentarism for Monarchies and Republics, or level 9 reforms Theocratic Democracy and Regionally Elected Commanders for Theocracies, or the A Revolutionary Council level 9 reform for Revolutionary Empires or the Pirate Council level 11 reform for Pirate Republics or the Federal Senate level 12 reform for Republics. Certain reforms are mutually exclusive with Parliament, e.g. Iqta for Muslim nations.

If Parliament is activated in a nation which has Nobility estates, they will usually be disabled. The Reforms English Monarchy, Norwegian Monarchy, Great Sejm, Polish Elective Monarchy, Livonian States Council, Dutch Republic, A Revolutionary Council and Federal Senate allow you to keep the Nobility.

Seats

A province can get a seat in the parliament if it

• is a core province of the country,
• is part of a state

. Each seat in parliament gives the following modifiers:

	+10%	Local manpower modifier
	+5%	Local sailors modifier
	+10%	Local tax modifier
	+10%	Local production efficiency

At any point in time, a certain percentage of the nation's owned cored stated provinces must have a seat in parliament. The exact percentage of provinces which must have seats differs and depends on the size of the nation. If not enough seats are assigned, the game assigns a seat automatically from time to time.

A seat can be assigned manually (with the button at the top left of the province window), automatically, or by events.

However, when a province is manually assigned a seat, absolutism decreases by −0.15 per province development.

Debates

The debate process is as follows:

1. If the country has no ongoing debate, it may start a new debate.
2. The country starts the debate by choosing one issue out of a list of 5 randomly selected issues.
3. The debate lasts for at least 5 years, during which time the country may bribe seats of parliament to pass the debate.
4. Each seat of parliament is assigned a random bribe type to fulfill; most (if not all) seats start the debate opposed to the motion.
5. Each fulfilled bribe increases the chance of the debate succeeding each month.
6. If the chance of success is 100%, the debate automatically ends. After 5 years, the debate has a 10% chance of ending per month.
7. If the debate succeeds, the issue goes into effect for 10 years.
8. If the debate fails, the country suffers −20 prestige, and may begin a new debate.

At any point in time, there must be an active debate or issue, or else the country suffers:

+0.1

Yearly corruption

Issues

Getting a second issue in the same category is 90% less likely.

Name	Category	Conditions	Weights	Effect	Modifier
Administrative Reform		Has at least 3 provinces with at least 20% local autonomy.	Average non-overseas autonomy at least 25: ×2 Average non-overseas autonomy at least 35: ×3 Average non-overseas autonomy at least 50: ×3	None	−0.05 Monthly autonomy change
Appoint a new Prime Minister		None		Create a skill 3 Statesman advisor, −75% cheaper to hire
Appropriate Land for the State		Has at least 6 cities.		One random province of the capital area, chosen when the debate begins, gets +1 base tax.	−5% Construction cost
Assimilation and Settlement Policy		Any province does not have an accepted culture. Does not have humanist ideas.	Provinces without accepted culture at least 10: ×2 Provinces without accepted culture at least 20: ×3	None	−15% Culture conversion cost
Centralize Land Ownership		The Crown owns less than 80% of the Crownland	Crownland is at least 50% : ×0.5 Crownland is less than 20% : ×2.5 Crownland is less than 10% : ×5 Crownland is less than 5% : ×5 Crownland is less than 1% : ×10	Gain 5% of Crownland	None
Conduct Nationwide Census		Has at least 6 cities.		One random province of the capital area, chosen when the debate begins, gets +1 base manpower.	+5% National manpower modifier
Conduct Nationwide Land Survey		Has at least 6 cities.		One random province of the capital area, chosen when the debate begins, gets +1 base production.	+5% Production efficiency
Contribute to Government Debt Payment		Has taken at least 2 loans.	Has taken at least 4 loans: ×2 Has taken at least 6 loans: ×2 Has taken at least 8 loans: ×2 Has taken at least 10 loans: ×2	None	−0.25 Interest per annum +0.05 Yearly inflation reduction
Create Offices for Vassal Nobles		Has at least 2 subjects that are vassals or personal unions. Is a monarchy.	Has at least 3 vassals: ×2 Has at least 4 vassals: ×3 Has at least 5 vassals: ×4	A random subject gains the opinion modifier “Closer Ties” towards this country, worth +25 opinion with a yearly decay of −2.	−15% Diplomatic annexation cost +5% Income from vassals
Election Reform		Is a republic.	Republican tradition <60: ×2 Republican tradition <40: ×2 Republican tradition <20: ×5	Gain +10 Republican tradition.	+0.5 Yearly republican tradition
Expand the Diplomatic Corps		None	No free diplomatic relation slots: ×1.5 Number of diplomatic relations at least 5: ×2 Number of diplomatic relations at least 8: ×2	None	+1 Diplomats +20% Spy network construction
Fund Expansion of Bureaucracy		None	Base: ×2 Has at least 25 cities: ×2	None	−10% Advisor costs
Fund Expansion of Universities		None	Any neighboring country is at least 5 technologies ahead: ×2 Any neighboring country is at least 8 technologies ahead: ×2 Any neighboring country is at least 10 technologies ahead: ×3	None	−5% Technology cost
Fund National Monuments		None		Gain up to 10 prestige from seats in parliament.	+1 Yearly prestige
Grant Concessions to the [estate]		Has the relevant estate. There are separate versions of this issue for: Brahmins Burghers Clergy Cossacks Dhimmi Jains Marathas Rajputs Vaishyas	Loyalty < 40: ×5	The relevant estate gains 20 loyalty.	None
Guarantee Religious Minorities		Any owned province does not have the state religion. Does not have religious ideas.	Religious unity < 50%: ×2 Owned provinces that do not have the state religion at least 10: ×2 Owned provinces that do not have the state religion at least 20: ×2	A random owned province, chosen when the debate begins, that does not have the state religion gets the modifier “Religious Migration” for 10 years, with the following effect: −10% Local development cost	+1 Tolerance of heretics +1 Tolerance of heathens
Harmonization of State Laws		Has at least 2 subjects that are vassals or personal unions. Is a republic.	Has at least 3 vassals: ×2 Has at least 4 vassals: ×3 Has at least 5 vassals: ×4	A random subject gains the opinion modifier “Closer Ties” towards this country, worth +25 opinion with a yearly decay of −2.	−15% Diplomatic annexation cost +5% Income from vassals
Increase Taxes		None	At least 5 Loans: ×2 At least 8 Loans: ×2	Gain up to +1 year of income from seats in parliament.	+10% National tax modifier
Investigate Corruption		Has at least 0.5 corruption.	Has at least 3 corruption.: ×2 Has at least 10 corruption.: ×2 Has at least 20 corruption.: ×5	Lose −1 corruption.	−0.05 Yearly corruption
Land Reform		None	Have economic ideas: ×2	None	−10% Development cost
Propagation of State Religion		Any province does not have the state religion. Does not have humanist ideas.	Religious unity < 50%: ×2 Owned provinces that do not have the state religion at least 10: ×2 Owned provinces that do not have the state religion at least 20: ×2	None	+1 Missionary +1% Missionary strength
Restore Public Reputation		Has the "Annexed Subjects" modifier	Base ×10	Remove "Annexed Subjects" modifier	+1Diplomatic Reputation
Support Ruling Dynasty		Is a monarchy. Is not in a regency. Is not a lesser partner in a personal union. Has a legitimacy of less than 80. The year is at least 1500.	Has a legitimacy of less than 70: ×2 Has a legitimacy of less than 60: ×2 Has a legitimacy of less than 50: ×2 Has a legitimacy of less than 30: ×5	Gain +10 Legitimacy. The heir gains +10 claim strength.	+1 Yearly legitimacy
Treason Act		None	Have espionage ideas: ×2 Have an average unrest of at least 4: ×2 Have an average unrest of at least 6: ×2 Have an average unrest of at least 8: ×2	None	+15% Foreign spy detection −2 National unrest
Appoint a Grand Admiral		Has at least 2 home ports.		Create an admiral with 40 tradition.	None
Charter Colonies		Has completed expansion ideas or exploration ideas.	Base: ×2 Have at less than 10 colonies: ×2	None	+1 Colonists +20 Global settler increase
Charter Trade Company		At least one of the following: Has trade ideas. Has a diplomatic technology of at least level 10.	Has plutocratic ideas or expansion ideas: ×2 Trade is at least 30% of income: ×2 Trade is at least 40% of income: ×2	None	+1 Merchants +20% Trade range +5% Trade power abroad
Colonial Taxation		Has a colonial subject.	Has at least 2 colonial subjects: ×1.5 Has at least 3 colonial subjects: ×2 Has at least 4 colonial subjects: ×2	None	+25% Global tariffs
Emergency Impressment Act		Has at least 1 home ports with a Parliamentary Seat.	Sailors < 50%: ×2 Sailors < 25%: ×2	Gain 1 year's worth of sailors, modified by the proportion of seats in Parliament with ports.	None
Expand Navy		Has at least 2 home ports.	Less than 20% of Naval force limit: ×3 Less than 50% of Naval force limit: ×2	None	−10% Ship cost +10% Sailor recovery speed
Extend Siberian Frontiers		Has Russian idea 2 “Siberian Frontier”. Owns a colony with less than 500 settlers in the Ural, West Siberia, or East Siberia regions.	Base: ×2	One random owned colony in those regions gains 800 Population. One random uncolonized province neighbouring that colony becomes a Siberian frontier and gains 400 Population.	None
Impressment of Sailors		Has at least 2 home ports.	Base: ×2 Has naval ideas: ×2 Less than 50% of Naval force limit: ×0.25 At least 70% of Naval force limit and 15 home ports: ×2	None	+5% Recover navy morale speed +10% Sailor recovery speed
Invest in Princely Education		Has completed Polands "Great Sejm" Mission		Increase Heir Claim by +10 41% Chance to Increase one of your Heirs Monarch Skills by 1	+1 Heir Military Skill +5% All estates Influence Modifier
Issue Letters of Marque		Has at least 2 home ports.	Has espionage ideas: ×2 Has maritime ideas: ×2 Has naval ideas: ×1.5 At least 5 home ports and 100% Naval force limit: ×2 Fewer than 5 home ports: ×0.5	None	+15% Privateer efficiency +10% Embargo efficiency −10% Light ship cost
Reduce Trade Regulations		Has a diplomatic technology of at least level 16.	At least 6 Merchants: ×2 Trade is at least 30% of income: ×2 Trade is at least 40% of income: ×2 Has plutocratic ideas or expansion ideas: ×2	None	+10% Trade efficiency +5% Global trade power
Restrict Imports		None	Has plutocratic ideas or trade ideas or economic ideas: ×2	Gain +2% Mercantilism	+5% Domestic trade power
Appease the Estates		Has completed Polands "Great Sejm" Mission		Raise Nobility, Clergy, Burghers and Cossacks Loyalty by +5% upon starting this debate.	+10% All Estates Loyalty Equilibrium
Combat Janissary Decadence		Janissary regiments constitute at least 10% of the country's forces.	Janissary percentage at least 20%: ×2 Janissary percentage at least 33%: ×2	None	+5% Discipline for Janissary Regiments
Drill Exercises		Has completed Polands "Great Sejm" Mission Has atleast 60 Army Tradition or 50% Army Professionalism		If Cradle of Civilisation is active, gain 5% Army Professionalism upon starting this debate, else gain 10 Army Tradition upon starting this debate.	+0,5 Yearly Army Tradition
Expand Officer Lists		None		Create a general with 40 tradition	+1 Leader(s) without upkeep
Expand the Army		None	Less than 20% of Land force limit: ×3 Less than 50% of Land force limit: ×2	None	−10% Recruitment time −10% Regiment costs
Extend Officer Commissions		Has a military technology of at least level 16. Has a diplomatic technology of at least level 16.	Base: ×2 At war: ×2	None	−1% Navy tradition decay −1% Army tradition decay
Extend Militarization of the State		Has a government form that uses Militarization		Gain up to 20 militarization from seats in parliament.	+0.05 Monthly militarization
Fund an Industrial Project		Has completed Polands "Great Sejm" Mission The Burghers Loyalty is atleast 50% The Clergys Loyalty is atleast 50% Owns any Province with atleast 10 Production Developement, that doesnt have a Manufactory	Base ×2	One Random Province with atleast 10 Production Developement, that doesnt have a Manufactory, chosen upon starting this Debate, gains a Manufactory	-5% Construction Cost
Quartering of Troops		None	At war: ×2 At least 70% of Land force limit: ×2 At least 125% of Land force limit: ×3	None	−5% Land attrition −10% Land maintenance modifier
Support the War Effort		Is at war.	War Exhaustion at least 3: ×2 War Exhaustion at least 5: ×2 War Exhaustion at least 8: ×2 Less than 50% Manpower reserve: ×2	+1 Stability	−0.05 Monthly war exhaustion +10% Manpower recovery speed
Tax Provinces for Fortifications		Has at least 3 provinces with at least a level 2 fort.	If not atleast two of your Forts are of the same Level: ×0	None	−10% Fort maintenance +10% Fort defense
The Draft		Is at war.	Less than 50% Manpower reserve: ×2	Gain up to 1 year's worth of manpower from seats in parliament.	None
Reform Rotten Boroughs	None	Any province has the modifier “Rotten Borough”.	Base: ×1000 Always available if needed.	Gain +1 stability. Remove the modifier “Rotten Borough” from all provinces.	+1 Yearly legitimacy +0.5 Yearly republican tradition

Bribes

The Reforms Two Treatises of Government and Federal Senate, reduce the cost of Bribes by 50%, rounded down for Army Tradition, Navy Tradition, Fervor and Institutionspread. It has no Effect on Presenting a Scapegoat.

Name	Conditions	Cost
Administrative Support	None	−20 Administrative power
Allow Use of Crown Lands	Crown land share is at least 10%, but less than 100%	Lose 2% crownland, split between all estates, based on their Influence
Appease Reactionaries	Province has at least 5 but less than 100 progress towards the current institution.	−5 progress towards the next institution
Blood for the Gods!	Is Nahuatl. Has hired an advisor.	A random advisor dies. Every other province demanding this bribe also backs the current issue.
Bribe MP	None	−0.1 Years of income
Diplomatic Support	None	−20 Diplomatic power
Grant Army Commissions	Has at least 5 Army tradition	−5 Army tradition
Grant Church Lands	The province and country are both Orthodox. Has at least 5% Patriarch authority.	−5% Patriarch authority
Grant Local Autonomy	Province is not the capital. Province has less than 80% Local autonomy	+30% Local autonomy
Grant Navy Commissions	Province has a port. Has at least 5 Navy tradition	−5 Navy tradition
Grant Titles	Government is Monarchy. Has not enacted "Celestial Empire" government reform. Has at least 2 Legitimacy	−4 Legitimacy
Grant Waqf	Is Muslim with less than −25 Piety.	+10 Legalism
Ignore Corruption	Has less than +99.91 Corruption	+0.2 Corruption
Lower Religious Tithe	Is Muslim with at least 25 Piety.	+10 Mysticism
Military Support	None	−20 Military power
Pay Republic Tradition	Is a republic. Has at least 1 Republican tradition.	−2 Republican tradition
Placate [estate] There is a version of this bribe for each estate.	Estate does not have influence modifier “Parliamentary concessions” Estate territory is at least 15%.	Influence modifier “Parliamentary concessions”, increasing its value by 2% for 25 years
Praise Local Regiments	DLC Cradle of Civilization is active. Army professionalism is at least 2.	−2 Army professionalism
Present a Scapegoat	Is not Nahuatl. Has hired an advisor.	A random advisor dies. Every other province demanding this bribe also backs the current issue.
Promote Civil Services	The country and province are both either Protestant, Anglican, Hussite or Jewish. Has at least 5 Church power	−10 Church power
Promote Meritocracy	Has at least 20% mercantilism.	−2% Mercantilism
Promote Religious Offices	DLC Wealth of Nations is active. The province and the country are both Reformed. Has at least 5 Fervor.	−5 Fervor
Reconcile Church to Crown	Government type is Theocracy. Has at least 2 Devotion.	−4 Devotion
Restrict Imperial Courts	Is the Holy Roman Emperor. Has at least 1 Imperial authority	−2 Imperial authority
Send Delegation to Holy See	The province and country are both Catholic. Has at least 20 papal influence.	−4 Papal influence
Support Populists	Has at least 10 reform progress. If DLC Emperor is not active, has not completed all reforms.	−10 reform progress
Take Sides in Parliament	Has at least +10 Prestige.	−10 Prestige
Scale down Militarization	Has at least 10% Militarization of Country.	−10 Militarization
Support Monarchists	DLC Res Publica is active. Has either the Livonian States General or the States General (Only possible with the Norwegian Monarchy, Livonian Constitutional Monarchy or Livonian States Council Government but currently not working and instead only available with the General Estates reform enacted) or the The Feuillant System government reform enacted.	Strengthen Monarchists by 4%
Support Orangists	DLC Res Publica is active. Has the Dutch Republic government reform enacted.	Strengthen Orangists by 4%
Support Statists	DLC Res Publica is active. Has the Dutch Republic or the Livonian States General government reform enacted.	Strengthen Statists by 4%
Support Revolutionaries	DLC Res Publica is active. Has the The Feuillant System government reform enacted.	Strengthen Revolutionaries by 4%
Support Theocrats	DLC Res Publica is active. Has the Open Public Elections government reform enacted.	Strengthen Theocrats by 4%
Support Militarists	DLC Res Publica is active. Has the Open Public Elections government reform enacted.	Strengthen Militarists by 4%

Strategy

• To avoid the loss of absolutism for assigning parliament seats, the player can let the game automatically assign them which doesn't cost absolutism. Adopting Parliamentarism before the Age of Absolutism allows the manual assignment of the initial parliament seats. To get enough reform progress, the nation-wide autonomy level must not be too high, which usually means holding few territories and few trade companies.
• Only offer Bribes when the nation can regain the currency being offered quickly or otherwise is unaffected by the consequences; Bribes in the form of ducats, reform progress, or increase of estates' influences are a lot more acceptable than (e.g.) a sharp increase in local autonomy.
  • Note that sometimes, the Bribes available can be to your benefit, such as granting autonomy to a province, allowing you to manually decrease it for Absolutism (at the cost of unrest), or increasing an Estate's influence beyond one of the thresholds that increases the effectiveness of their bonuses
• As of 1.3.4 most Bribes have doubled in cost but their requirements to show up have remained the same. This allows you to "underpay" some bribes by hitting 0 in the respective ressource

Footnotes

Mechanics

Customization

Nation designer • Random New World

Ages and Institutions

Ages • Institutions

Innovativeness and Technology

Innovativeness • Technology

Defense

Fort • Zone of control