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The '''Senate''' is the upper house of the legislature of [[Legatia]]. It is the oldest continuously operating legislative body in the world, having been established in TBD BC. It was established in its modern form in TBD in the aftermath of the Popular war. | The '''Senate''' is the upper house of the legislature of [[Legatia]]. It is the oldest continuously operating legislative body in the world, having been established in TBD BC as the Augustan Senate. It was established in its modern form in TBD in the aftermath of the Popular war. | ||
The Senate was established as the legislative body of the [[Augustan Republic]], conducting most of its ruling affairs until it was replaced by the [[Augustan Empire]] in TBD BCE. Augustan emperors weakened the power of the Senate gradually, and by TBD AD it was mostly an advisory and symbolic body. Following the collapse of the Empire in TBD, it served as a municipal body until the crowning of TBD as King of Augusta in TBD. While King TBD and a handful of successors worked with the Senate, it was reduced to a symbolic body by 700 AD. King Domitus II restored the Senate to a deliberative body in an effort to stem popular protests against his absolutism, however the Senate was the leading organization of the Republican faction in the eventual [[Popular War]] of 1723. | |||
Revision as of 20:44, 20 January 2022
Legatian Senate Senatus Legatium | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| Leadership | |
Aulus Poplicola, Gold-Purple Union | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 128 |
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Political groups | Government
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| Elections | |
| Plurality voting | |
Last election | 14 October 2020 |
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| Camera Senata Curia Tiberiana | |
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The Senate is the upper house of the legislature of Legatia. It is the oldest continuously operating legislative body in the world, having been established in TBD BC as the Augustan Senate. It was established in its modern form in TBD in the aftermath of the Popular war.
The Senate was established as the legislative body of the Augustan Republic, conducting most of its ruling affairs until it was replaced by the Augustan Empire in TBD BCE. Augustan emperors weakened the power of the Senate gradually, and by TBD AD it was mostly an advisory and symbolic body. Following the collapse of the Empire in TBD, it served as a municipal body until the crowning of TBD as King of Augusta in TBD. While King TBD and a handful of successors worked with the Senate, it was reduced to a symbolic body by 700 AD. King Domitus II restored the Senate to a deliberative body in an effort to stem popular protests against his absolutism, however the Senate was the leading organization of the Republican faction in the eventual Popular War of 1723.