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This article lists '''political parties and organizations in the [[Latin Empire]]'''. Latium is a functioning parliamentary democracy with a constitutional monarchy. The first political parties began to officially form in the mid 1860s at the advent of the political reforms of [[Theophylactus I Augustus]]. Initially these parties formed around prominent figures in the Senate, often reshuffling at every election. Today, the two largest parties are the center-right [[United Latium]] and the center-left [[Progressive Party of Latium|Progressive Party]].
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This article lists '''factions in the Latin Senate'''. The first senatorial factions began to officially form in the early 1830s, culminating with the reign and reforms of [[Maria IV Gentilia]] and [[Theophylactus I Anicius]]. Initially these factions formed around prominent senators, often reshuffling at every election. Today, the two largest senatorial factions are the center-right [[Populares (Latium)|Populares]] and the center-left [[Optimates (Latium)|Optimates]].


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==History==
==Process==
The election of 1866 was the first time in which political parties began to officially form. While previously members of a sitting Senate would form blocs, there was never any cooperation between members except for matters of voting, eg. there was no campaigning. The first parties formed immediately following the first general election in 1866, when a majority of the Senate supported [[Vopiscus Claudius, 34th Duke of Adrianople|Peter Claudius, 34th Duke of Adrianople]] to be appointed Consul by the Emperor. Days after The Duke of Adrianople was made Consul, his followers in the Senate formed the [[Imperial League]] party. Within the next month, the [[Liberal Party (Latin State)|Liberal Party]] and [[Greek Imperial Party (Latin State)|Hellene Imperial Party]] formed among senators of like minds. Often times in this period, the League and the Hellenes agreed to a vote sharing agreement where they would support one another in forming a government and the League would refrain from running members in Hellenic seats. From 1866 until 1907, the League, Liberals and Hellenes were the only parties to hold seats in the Senate. The first party system lasted from 1866 until 1907.
Unofficial factions in the [[Senate of Latium|Senate]] predate any formalization of the modern factional system, and have existed in various forms since the earliest days of the assembly. The formalization of factions first appeared in the mid-19th century with the appearance of the [[Populares (Latium)|Populares]] in 1833. Initially, the Populares favored the common people and better represented their interests in the Senate. By 1842, the Populares came to favor Imperial interests and the reforms of [[Maria IV Gentilia]] and [[Theophylactus I Anicius]], in 1848.


In 1907, the Union Alliance, a national unity centrist party became the fourth party to gain election into the Senate. From 1907 until August 1932, the government and Consulship were only held by either the Imperial League or the Liberal Party. Government coalitions were much more common in this time period, with the Union Alliance joining the League controlled government in 1915 and 1930, while the Communists and Socialist joined the Liberal appointed government in 1922.  
According to Senate rules, and later Imperial Edict, modern [[wikipedia:Political party|political parties]] are prohibited from the Senate and political offices in Latium. Representation in the senate is based upon the theory of [[wikipedia:virtual representation|virtual representation]], with the means of voting necessitates the existence of factions in order for elections to be fulfilled. The [[Sacred Assembly]] is responsible for monitoring senate elections, and also sanctioning official senate factions. To qualify as a faction, a group of citizens must present an [[wikipedia:List MP|senatorial list]] of no fewer than 350 eligible citizens, 100,000 verified signatures supporting the faction, pay a filing fee of {{LAS}}500,000 (requirements for signatures and filing fees are doubled if factions submit a full faction list, and tripled if filed past the deadline), a distinct leadership, and 10 comital rank sponsors. Upon submission of all requirements, the Imperial Election Committee [[wikipedia:Vetting|vets]] all senatorial lists and faction members. Individuals on senatorial lists are heavily scrutinized before a faction is officially sanctioned. Senate factions are prohibited from sponsoring individuals running for lower or local office and may face heavy penalties for doing so, possibly including loss of imperial approval as a faction and potential removal of all senators from said faction. Factions are prohibited from affiliating with foreign or international political party organizations.


The August 1932 snap election marked the end of the second party system and the beginning of the third, with the first government and Consulship not held by the League or Liberals. Instead a new, far-right, nationalist party, the National Social Workers Movement. The National Social Workers first entered the Senate in 1922, winning 9 seats, however it was mistaken by many voters as a socialist party at the time. Following the August 1932 snap election, the NSWMP formed a highly controversial minority government after both the League and Liberals failed to form functioning governments. The NSWMP government was repeatedly blocked in passing any legislation, causing party leader and Consul Gregoras Rulliu to urge Emperor [[Constantine XIX of Latium|Constantine XIX]] for another snap election. In the September 1932 snap election, the NSWMP earned enough seats for a near full majority, though there were many accusations of voter intimidation and even riots in select polling places. The NSWMP would win every election from 1932 until 1941, nearly doubling their seat totals every election. By 1937, the many minority parties were effectively banned or barred from standing for election into the Senate by Consul Rulliu, with the Liberals and League eventually being banned before the suspended 1945 election.  
The [[Populares (Latium)|Populares]] are the oldest extant senate faction, and are the only faction to predate the electoral process; it has participated in every election since 1866. [[Omnes (Latium)|Omnes]] was previously the second oldest faction before the faction dissolved and reformed the [[Optimates (Latium)|Optimates]], having previously participated in every election from 1850 to 1970. The Optimates are currently the largest faction in the Senate. [[Aliis]] is the most recently established faction, first earning faction status in 2015. Independent senators are rare due to electoral requirements, and are most often individuals appointed by the Emperor whose seats are not bound by election. These independent senators are often granted special dispensation to forgo joining a faction, which are collectively referred to as Independentes. A fifth faction, [[Provincialis (Latium)|Provincialis]], sporadically exists in the Senate due to its inability to submit a complete senatorial list or not receiving enough votes.


After the devastation of the Social War, many parties reformed or simply folded. The fourth party system began when the Imperial League and the Hellene Imperial Party formally merged to create the [[Conservative and Imperial Party]]. The Conservatives continue to claim and legally hold the right to name themselves as  the only successor to the Imperial League and share history of the League as their own. However, not all members of the Greek Imperials were happy with the Conservative merger as the two parties were gradually moving in opposite directions even before the Social War. Some prominent members of the Hellenes left to form the [[Greek National Party|Hellene National Party]], others to form the Enoménos Éllines. The first election after the war took place in 1955 and saw the Conservatives earn victory, with the Catholic Voters Party and newly formed National Democratic Party earning a chunk of seats.
==Current factions with Senate representation==
 
===List of factions with Senate representation===
The fourth party system lasted from 1955 to 1995. From this period, every government and Consulship would be come from the ranks of the Liberal party and the Conservative Party, with the only coalition government forming in 1990 between the Conservatives and the Union Alliance. Some argue as to whether the fifth party system begins in 1990 or 1995, as 1990 was the election that would eventually result in the [[Progressive Party of Latium|Progressive Party]] quickly arising; however, 1995 is most often the accepted date. The Progressives would first contest for seats in the 1995 general election, forming out of disaffected Liberals following the 1991 Liberal leadership election, and an eventual absorption of the National Democrats.
 
Today, Latium remains in the fifth party system with the Progressives replacing the Liberals as one of the two major parties alongside the Conservatives. The Progressives first held the Consulship in 1998 until the election fraud-ridden 2000 election, and again from 2001 until 2013. Both the 1998 and 2000 elections were wrought with controversy; in 1998, the Conservatives losing big after the revelation of the Group of Ten financial scandal; and in 2000 where an investigation of electoral fraud was ordered by [[Jason Augustus|Jason VI Augustus]] after the Latin First Party won an outright majority and other parties earning a near equal proportion of seats as others.
 
The [[Latin general election, 2017|2017 election]] saw a shift towards what some are calling the next shift in the Latin political party system.
==Parties==
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"
!colspan=2 |Party Name
!colspan=3 |Faction
!Party Logo
!Majority
!Coalition
!Senate leader
!Party leader
!Seats in the [[Senate of Latium|Senate]]
!Seats in the [[Senate of the Latin Empire|Senate]]
!Seats in Devolved or Local Governments
!Ideology
!Ideology
![[Belisarian Parliament#Belisarian parties|Belisarian affiliation]]
|-
|-
| style="background-color:#3399FF" |
| style="background-color:#0068A9" |
|'''[[United Latium]]'''<br><small>''Unitas Latium''
| [[file:Optimates Senate faction emblem.svg|100px]]
| [[file:United Latium.png|100px]]
|'''[[Optimates (Latium)|Optimates]]'''<br><small>''The Best Ones''</small>
| style="background:#98FB98; color:black"|<center>Majority</center>
| style="background:#98FB98; color:black"|<center>Majority</center>
| {{nowrap|[[Alexander Pompilius]]}}
| [[File:NewPompilius.jpeg|100px]]<br>[[Alexander Pompilius]]
| {{Composition bar|433|794|hex=#3399FF}}</center>
| {{Composition bar|420|794|hex=#0068A9}}</center>
| {{ubl|[[Castellum Assembly]]: {{Composition bar|16|50|hex=#3399FF}}|[[Imbrosian Assembly]]: {{Composition bar|39|90|hex=#3399FF}}|Local:  {{Composition bar|10178|23565|hex=#3399FF}}}}</center>
| [[wikipedia:Parliamentarianism|Senatorialism]], [[wikipedia:National liberalism|national liberalism]], [[wikipedia:economic liberalism|economic liberalism]], [[wikipedia:big tent|big tent]]
| {{wp|One-nation conservatism|New conservatism}}, {{wp|Big tent}}, {{wp|British unionism|Latin unionism}}
| [[Belisarian People's Party]]
|-
|-
| style="background-color:#85ff5c" |
| style="background-color:#DC143C" |
|'''[[Progressive Party of Latium|Progressive Party]]'''<br><small>''Partitis Progressivo''</small>
| [[file:Populares Emblem.svg|100px]]
| [[file:Progressive Party of Latium.png ‎|100px]]
|'''[[Populares (Latium)|Populares]]'''<br><small>''Favoring the Empire''
| style="background:#ff9090; color:black"|<center>In minority</center>
| style="background:#ff9090; color:black"|<center>In minority</center>
| [[Flavia Lepera]]
| [[file:Tony Goldwyn (48996884641) (1).jpg|100px]]<br>[[Amantius Martius]]
| {{Composition bar|227|794|hex=#85ff5c}}</center>
| {{Composition bar|273|794|hex=#DC143C}}</center>
|  {{ubl|[[Castellum Assembly]]: {{Composition bar|30|50|hex=#85ff5c}}|[[Imbrosian Assembly]]: {{Composition bar|25|90|hex=#85ff5c}}|Local:{{Composition bar|8479|23565|hex=#85ff5c}}}}</center>
| [[wikipedia:Monarchism|Claudianism]], [[wikipedia:Social conservatism|social conservatism]], [[wikipedia:Progressive conservatism|Latin progressivism]], [[wikipedia:welfare state|Imperial care]], [[wikipedia:big tent|big tent]]
| {{wp|Progressivism}}, {{wp|Social democracy}}, {{wp|Pro-Europeanism|Pro-Belisarianism}}
| [[Party of the Belisarian Left]]
|-
|-
| style="background-color:#FEF987" |
| style="background-color:#FFBA00" |
|'''[[Alius|Citizens Alternative]]'''<br><small>''Alius Cives''</small>
| [[file:Aliis Emblem.svg|100px]]
| [[file:Alius logo.png ‎|100px]]
|'''[[Aliis]]'''<br><small>''For the Alternative''</small>
| style="background:#ff9090; color:black"|<center>In minority</center>
| style="background:#ff9090; color:black"|<center>In minority</center>
| [[Felix Procilius]]
| [[file:Stefano Patuanelli 2019.jpg|100px]]<br>[[Felix Procilius]]
| {{Composition bar|8|794|hex=#FEF987}}</center>
| {{Composition bar|98|794|hex=#FFBA00}}</center>
|  {{ubl|[[Castellum Assembly]]: {{Composition bar|2|50|hex=#FEF987}}|[[Imbrosian Assembly]]: {{Composition bar|19|90|hex=#FEF987}}|Local: {{Composition bar|984|23565|hex=#FEF987}}}}</center>
| [[wikipedia:Reformism|Reformism]], [[wikipedia:Populism|populism]], [[wikipedia:Direct democracy|direct democracy]]
| {{wp|Liberalism}}, {{wp|Seculariam}}, {{wp|British unionism|Latin unionism}}, {{wp|Euroscepticism#Soft Euroscepticism|Soft Belisaroscpeticism}}
| [[Union of Belisarian Democrats]]
|-
|-
| style="background-color:#abdcfb" |
| style="background-color:#CCCCCC" |
|'''[[Imbrosian Voters Union]]'''<br><small>''Unio Imbrosi Votanti''</small>
|  
|  
|'''[[Independentes]]'''<br><small>''Independents''</small>
| style="background:#ff9090; color:black"|<center>In minority</center>
| style="background:#ff9090; color:black"|<center>In minority</center>
| [[Leon Dalassenos]]
| None
| {{Composition bar|2|794|hex=#abdcfb}}</center>
| {{Composition bar|3|794|hex=#CCCCCC}}</center>
| {{ubl|[[Imbrosian Assembly]]: {{Composition bar|6|90|hex=#abdcfb}}|Local:{{Composition bar|405|1223|hex=#abdcfb}}}}</center>
| Varied
| {{wp|Regional autonomy|Byzantion autonomy}}, {{wp|Civic nationalism}}, {{wp|Christian democracy}}, {{wp|Liberal conservatism}}, {{wp|Pro-Europeanism|Pro-Belisarianism}}
| [[Belisarian Sovereignty Group]]
|-
|-
| style="background-color:#FFA500" |
|}
|'''[[Liberal-Labor  Party (Latium)|Liberal-Labor Party]]'''<br><small>''Unio Liberta Pars''</small>
 
|  
===Factions approved for 2025 senatorial elections===
| style="background:#ff9090; color:black"|<center>In minority</center>
{{see also|2025 Latin senatorial election}}
| Helena Ovidia
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left"
| {{Composition bar|1|794|hex=#FFA500}}</center>
! colspan="2" |Faction
| Local: {{Composition bar|188|23565|hex=#FFA500}}</center>
!Political position
| {{wp|Libertarianism}}, {{wp|Fiscal conservatism}}, {{wp|Radical Center}}, {{wp|Euroscepticism|Belisaroscpeticism}}
!Electoral Leader
| [[Union of Belisarian Democrats]]
!Current seats
!List size
|-
|-
| style="background-color:#5F9EA0" |
| style="background-color:#0068A9" |
|'''[[Catholic Democratic Alliance (Latium)|Catholic Democratic Alliance]]'''<br><small>''Catholic Democraticis Alianta''</small>
|[[Optimates]]
|  
|[[wikipedia:Parliamentarianism|Senatorialism]]
| style="background:#ff9090; color:black"|<center>In minority</center>
|[[Alexander Pompilius]]
| John Florianus
| {{Composition bar|420|794|hex=#0068A9}}</center>
| {{Composition bar|1|794|hex=#5F9EA0}}</center>
|760
| Local: {{Composition bar|242|23565|hex=#5F9EA0}}</center>
| {{wp|Conservative politics|Conservatism}}, {{wp|Christian Democracy}}, {{wp|Euroscepticism#Soft Euroscepticism|Soft Belisaroscpeticism}}
| [[Group of Belisarian Conservatives and Traditionalists]]
|-
|-
| style="background-color:pink" |
| style="background-color:#DC143C" |
|'''[[Democratic Labor Union Party of Latium|Labor Union]]'''<br><small>''Partitis Labor Democratias Unio''</small>
|[[Populares]]
|  
| [[wikipedia:Monarchism|Claudianism]]
| style="background:#ff9090; color:black"|<center>In minority</center>
|[[Amantius Martius]]
| Nicola Volusenna
| {{Composition bar|273|794|hex=#DC143C}}</center>
| {{Composition bar|1|794|hex=pink}}</center>
|760
| Local: {{Composition bar|145|20565|hex=#ff8080}}</center>
| {{wp|Social democracy}}, {{wp|Democratic Socialism}}, {{wp|Pro-Europeanism|Pro-Belisarianism}}
| [[Socialist Bloc]]
|-
|-
| style="background-color:#009E60" |
| style="background-color:#FFBA00" |
|'''Green'''<br><small>''Viritis''</small>
|[[Aliis]]
|  
|[[wikipedia:Reformism|Reformism]]
| style="background:#F2F2F2; color:black"|not represented
|[[Felix Procilius]]
| Constantine Eliadius
| {{Composition bar|98|794|hex=#FFBA00}}</center>
| {{Composition bar|0|794|hex=#009E60}}</center>
|610
| Local: {{Composition bar|107|23565|hex=#009E60}}</center>
| {{wp|Green politics}}, {{wp|Pro-Europeanism|Pro-Belisarianism}}
| [[The Greens]]
|-
|-
| style="background-color:#000000" |
|}
|'''[[Popular League (Latium)|Popular League]]'''<br><small>''Liga Popularis''</small>
 
|
===Factions pending approval for 2025 senatorial elections===
| style="background:#F2F2F2; color:black"|not represented
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left"
| [[Justin d'Arrabona]]
! colspan="3" |Faction
| {{Composition bar|0|794|hex=#000000}}</center>
!Main ideology
| Local: {{Composition bar|102|23565|hex=#000000}}</center>
!Electoral Leader
| {{wp|Right-wing populism}}, {{wp|Ethnic nationalism|Latin nationalism}}, {{wp|Italian Fascism|Second Wave}}, {{wp|Euroscepticism|Hard Belisaroscpeticism}}
!Current seats
| [[Belisarian Freedom Group]]
!List size
|-
|-
| style="background-color:#008080" |
| style="background-color:black" |
|'''Federalist Party'''<br><small>''Pars Federalismo''</small>
|<center>[[file:Invictes Senate faction emblem.svg|30px]]</center>
|  
|[[Invictes]] <!--Latium Unconquered-->
| style="background:#F2F2F2; color:black"|not represented
|[[wikipedia:Neo-fascism|Neo-invictistism]]
| Constantine Genserus
|[[Antonius Cossus]]
| {{Composition bar|0|794|hex=#008080}}</center>
| {{Composition bar|0|794|color=black}}</center>
| Local: {{Composition bar|88|23565|hex=#008080}}</center>
|350
| {{wp|Federalism in the United Kingdom|Federalism}}
| [[Belisarian Sovereignty Group]]
|-
|-
|colspan="5" {{n/a|Independent}}
| style="background-color:#FF8000" |
| {{Composition bar|121|794|hex=#DDDDDD}}</center>
|<center>[[file:Accoles Senate faction emblem.svg|100px]]</center>
| {{ubl|[[Castellum Assembly]]: {{Composition bar|2|50|hex=#DDDDDD}}|[[Imbrosian Assembly]]: {{Composition bar|1|90|hex=#DDDDDD}}|Local:  {{Composition bar|2642|23565|hex=#DDDDDD}}}}</center>
|[[Accoles]]<!--Neighbors-->
|  
|[[wikipedia:Christian Socialism|Theosocialism]]
|  
|[[Lucius Eburnus]]
| {{Composition bar|0|794|hex=#FFD300}}</center>
|305{{sup|1}}
|-
|-
|}
|}
===Minor Parties===
Below is a list of officially registered political parties that do not hold seats on any elected council or elected office.
*United Communities
*New Imperial Party
*New Conservative Party
*Christian People's Alliance
*Legalize It Party
*Workers Front
*Imbrosian National Party
*Latin National Party
*More Freedom More Rights
*Liberal Conservative Party
*Pirate Party
*Gelonian Unity


== Banned Parties ==
==Former factions==
On occasion, political parties can be banned. This remains a rare occurrence in the modern era, and typically only occurs in extreme circumstances, such as when a party is found to take part in electoral fraud, political violence, or otherwise utilizes <nowiki>"aggressive and combative methods"</nowiki> to secure electoral success.
{| class="wikitable" style="width:90%;"
{| class="wikitable" style="width:90%;"
!
!colspan=2 |Faction
!Party Name
!First represented
!Founded
!Last represented
!Disbanded
!Ideology
!Ideology
!Reason
!Reason
|-
|-
| style="background-color:#A5682A" |
| style="background-color:#ED1651" |
| '''National Social Workers Movement Party'''
| '''[[Jumentes]]'''
| 1920
| 1935
| 1955
| 1944 
| {{wp|Italian Fascism|Latin Fascism}}
| [[wikipedia:Socialism|Socialism]]
| Attempted [[Social War (1945-55)|violent overthrow]] of the Monarchy, et. al.
| [[Social War|Attempted overthrow]]
|-
|-
| style="background-color:#ba0642" |
| style="background-color:#FFA500" |
| '''Communist Party'''
| '''[[Medietas]]'''
| 1911
| 1890
| 1995 {{sup|a}}
| 1950
| {{wp|Communism}}
| [[wikipedia:Centrism|Centrism]]
| Violent protests
| Merged into [[Populares (Latium)|Populares]]
|-
| style="background-color:#A5682A" |
| ''' Popular Party'''
| 1955
| 1979 
| Far-right, ultranationalism
| Voter intimidation, assaulting voters.
|-
| style="background-color:#004225" |
| '''Gelonian National Front'''
| 1929
| 1967 
| Far-right, ultranationalism
| Ties to Gelonian terrorist organizations
|-
| style="background-color:#A5682A" |
| '''Latin First Party'''
| 1980
| 2001 
| Far-right, ultranationalism,  {{wp|Italian Fascism|Second Wave}}
| Election fraud, rigging the 2000 general election.
|-
|-
| style="background-color:#000000" |
| style="background-color:#326760" |
| '''[[Popular Social Party]]'''
| '''[[Provincialis]]'''
| 2001
| 1995
| 2017   
| 2017   
| Latin nationalism, {{wp|Populism}}, {{wp|Italian Fascism|Second Wave}}, {{wp|Euroscepticism|Hard Belisaroscpeticism}}
| [[wikipedia:Regionalism (politics)|Regionalism]]
| Crimes of treason and active role in the [[Latin succession crisis of 2016|2016 coup attempt]].
| Electoral defeat
|-
|-
|}
|}
{{sup|a}} The Communist Party has been banned on three separate occasions, twice being overturned. Originally banned in 1933, reinstitute in 1955; second ban occurred in 1980, overturned upon special appeal to Curiate Assembly in 1986.
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This article lists factions in the Latin Senate. The first senatorial factions began to officially form in the early 1830s, culminating with the reign and reforms of Maria IV Gentilia and Theophylactus I Anicius. Initially these factions formed around prominent senators, often reshuffling at every election. Today, the two largest senatorial factions are the center-right Populares and the center-left Optimates.

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Unofficial factions in the Senate predate any formalization of the modern factional system, and have existed in various forms since the earliest days of the assembly. The formalization of factions first appeared in the mid-19th century with the appearance of the Populares in 1833. Initially, the Populares favored the common people and better represented their interests in the Senate. By 1842, the Populares came to favor Imperial interests and the reforms of Maria IV Gentilia and Theophylactus I Anicius, in 1848.

According to Senate rules, and later Imperial Edict, modern political parties are prohibited from the Senate and political offices in Latium. Representation in the senate is based upon the theory of virtual representation, with the means of voting necessitates the existence of factions in order for elections to be fulfilled. The Sacred Assembly is responsible for monitoring senate elections, and also sanctioning official senate factions. To qualify as a faction, a group of citizens must present an senatorial list of no fewer than 350 eligible citizens, 100,000 verified signatures supporting the faction, pay a filing fee of $500,000 (requirements for signatures and filing fees are doubled if factions submit a full faction list, and tripled if filed past the deadline), a distinct leadership, and 10 comital rank sponsors. Upon submission of all requirements, the Imperial Election Committee vets all senatorial lists and faction members. Individuals on senatorial lists are heavily scrutinized before a faction is officially sanctioned. Senate factions are prohibited from sponsoring individuals running for lower or local office and may face heavy penalties for doing so, possibly including loss of imperial approval as a faction and potential removal of all senators from said faction. Factions are prohibited from affiliating with foreign or international political party organizations.

The Populares are the oldest extant senate faction, and are the only faction to predate the electoral process; it has participated in every election since 1866. Omnes was previously the second oldest faction before the faction dissolved and reformed the Optimates, having previously participated in every election from 1850 to 1970. The Optimates are currently the largest faction in the Senate. Aliis is the most recently established faction, first earning faction status in 2015. Independent senators are rare due to electoral requirements, and are most often individuals appointed by the Emperor whose seats are not bound by election. These independent senators are often granted special dispensation to forgo joining a faction, which are collectively referred to as Independentes. A fifth faction, Provincialis, sporadically exists in the Senate due to its inability to submit a complete senatorial list or not receiving enough votes.

Current factions with Senate representation

List of factions with Senate representation

Faction Majority Senate leader Seats in the Senate Ideology
Optimates Senate faction emblem.svg Optimates
The Best Ones
Majority
 NewPompilius.jpeg
Alexander Pompilius
420 / 794
 Senatorialism, national liberalism, economic liberalism, big tent
Populares Emblem.svg Populares
Favoring the Empire
In minority
 Tony Goldwyn (48996884641) (1).jpg
Amantius Martius
273 / 794
 Claudianism, social conservatism, Latin progressivism, Imperial care, big tent
Aliis Emblem.svg Aliis
For the Alternative
In minority
 Stefano Patuanelli 2019.jpg
Felix Procilius
98 / 794
 Reformism, populism, direct democracy
Independentes
Independents
In minority
 None
3 / 794
 Varied

Factions approved for 2025 senatorial elections

See also: 2025 Latin senatorial election
Faction Political position Electoral Leader Current seats List size
Optimates Senatorialism Alexander Pompilius
420 / 794
 760
Populares Claudianism Amantius Martius
273 / 794
 760
Aliis Reformism Felix Procilius
98 / 794
 610

Factions pending approval for 2025 senatorial elections

Faction Main ideology Electoral Leader Current seats List size
Invictes Senate faction emblem.svg
 Invictes Neo-invictistism Antonius Cossus
0 / 794
 350
Accoles Senate faction emblem.svg
 Accoles Theosocialism Lucius Eburnus
0 / 794
 3051

Former factions

Faction First represented Last represented Ideology Reason
Jumentes 1935 1944 Socialism Attempted overthrow
Medietas 1890 1950 Centrism Merged into Populares
Provincialis 1995 2017 Regionalism Electoral defeat
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