Parliaments

The Parliament in EU5 is a dynamic and essential part of your government, available to nations that have laws enabling it (a large part of the nations at the start of the game). In addition to the bonus system, the parliament is here to show the complexity of politics, and make you choose how many concessions you’re ready to make in order to advance your plans.

You can call the parliament every 5 years

The composition and influence of your Parliament are directly tied to your Estates. Each Estate can potentially hold voting power in Parliament, and its individual votes depend on its current power and satisfaction. A powerful and satisfied Nobility, for example, will have a significant voice in parliamentary debates, potentially pushing through reforms that align with their interests.

The French nobility is so entrenched in 1337 that you can pass a parliament issue only with their support

Conversely, an unhappy or disempowered Estate will have less sway, but its discontent might manifest in other, less desirable ways. Apart from rebellions and negative modifiers we mentioned earlier, a powerful but unhappy estate can also ask for an unwished bribe to have their support in parliament.

Across the world, there are multiple types of parliaments, but most of them require you to call them every few years, so that the different estates can be heard.