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== History ==
=== Origin ===
After the [[Rashek|Lord Ruler]]'s death, Elend givesgave a speech to the skaa and convincesconvinced them to stop rioting and instead set up a new government based on democratic ideals. Once the rioting stopsstopped, Elend iswas named the new king and leadsled the negotiations and drafting of a new constitution.{{book ref|mb1|epilogue}} As a firm believer in democracy, Elend created the Assembly so that the people could have some control over the country, and so that the king could both receive advice and have his power limited.{{book ref|mb2|3}}{{book ref|mb2|31}} The Assembly meetsmet in the building that formerly housed the [[Steel Ministry#Canton of Finance|Canton of Finance]].{{book ref|mb2|10}}
=== During theThe Siege of Luthadel ===
When King [[Straff Venture]] bringsbrought his army to Luthadel to retake the city from his son Elend, the Assembly becomesbecame a threat to Elend's ability to function as king. Taking into consideration the coming winter, the scarcity of food and wood/oil to heat the tenements and, before all, the fact that there arewere only twenty thousand, mostly untrained, of their soldiers in the city, the Assembly wantsdecided to give the city to Straff. With effort, Elend iswas able to convince the majority of the Assembly to give him time to set up a meeting with his father. {{book Elend is sure that Straff won't attack the city.ref|mb2|3}} Then a second army comesarrived to Luthadel, headed by another Kingking, [[Ashweather Cett]], making the Assembly even more nervous. {{book Cett makes his way into the city and is allowed to take residence in one of the abandoned Noble's Keeps. Now two armies besiege Luthadel. ref|mb2|11}}▼{{cite note}}
▲When King [[Straff Venture]] brings his army to Luthadel to retake the city from his son Elend, the Assembly becomes a threat to Elend's ability to function as king. Taking into consideration the coming winter, the scarcity of food and wood/oil to heat the tenements and, before all, the fact that there are only twenty thousand, mostly untrained, of their soldiers in the city, the Assembly wants to give the city to Straff. With effort, Elend is able to convince the majority of the Assembly to give him time to set up a meeting with his father. Elend is sure that Straff won't attack the city. Then a second army comes to Luthadel, headed by another King, [[Ashweather Cett]], making the Assembly even more nervous. Cett makes his way into the city and is allowed to take residence in one of the abandoned Noble's Keeps. Now two armies besiege Luthadel.
When a meeting with Straff was finally arranged, the Assembly scheduled a meeting at the same time, knowing that Elend couldn't participate and—in his absence—deposed him.{{book ref|mb2|27}} In a later Assembly meeting, the Assembly was to nominate candidates for being king. [[Ferson Penrod]], Elend, and Cett—who turned out to be among the meeting's audience—were nominated. In the end, Straff Venture bribed the Assemblymen to accept Penrod, and Penrod to give the city to him, so Penrod won the election.{{book ref|mb2|39}}
When a third army—an army of twenty thousand Koloss, led by King Jastes Lekal—arrives, Elend still tries to convince the Assembly to stay with diplomatic efforts, avoiding a battle that would be desperate and cost a lot of lives.
When a meeting with Straff is finally arranged, the Assembly schedules a meeting at the same time, knowing that Elend couldn't participate and—in his absence—depose him, appointing Lord Penrod as new king. They then decide to accept Straff as their emperor, although he would never get the city.
=== After the Battle of Luthadel ===
At the end of the [[Battle of Luthadel]], [[Vin]] forcesforced King [[Ferson Penrod]] to swear allegiance to Elend. Elend and Vin reignreigned as High Emperor and Empress of the [[New Empire]], while Penrod iswas allowed to keep his throne,{{book ref|mb2|55}} and the Assembly retainsretainedd its power, subject to an imperial veto.{{book ref|mb3|5}} Elend later usesused the Assembly as a model for setting up parliamentary councils in the other cities he bringsbrought into his empire.{{book ref|mb3|32}}{{book ref|mb3|44}}
== Notes ==
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