Delaïkó

Lissathan Delaïkó Lisáthan Delaïkó
41st Lissathan Delaïkó
Type
Houses	Senate Chamber of Representatives
Term limits	None
History
Founded	1938
Preceded by	Federal Congress
New session started	August 21, 2020
Leadership
President of the Senate	Xaviero Mazzeo (RF) since August 17 2018
Senate Majority Leader	Stephanos Michelakis (PU) since August 21, 2020
President of the Chamber	Luigina Caito (PU) since August 21, 2020
Structure
Seats	277 voting members 253 representatives 24 senators
Senate political groups	Popular Unity (14)   Republican-Federalist (10)
Chamber of Representatives political groups	Popular Unity (135)   Republican-Federalist (118)
Elections
Senate last election	June 5, 2020
Chamber of Representatives last election	June 5, 2020
Senate next election	June 3, 2022
Chamber of Representatives next election	June 3, 2022

The Lissathan Delaïkó is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of Lissatha and consists of the Chamber of Representatives and the Senate. The Delaïkó meets in the capital building in Odiola. Both senators and representatives are chosen through direct election, though vacancies in the Senate may be filled by a governor's appointment. The Delaïkó has 277 voting members, 253 representatives and 24 senators. The Vice President of Lissatha has a vote in the Senate only when senators are evenly divided.

The sitting of a Delaïkó is for a two-year term, beginning every other August, the current Delaïkó is the 41st. Elections are held every even numbered year on the first Friday of June. The members of the Chamber of Representatives are elected for the two-year term of a Delaïkó. Each senator is elected at-large in their state for a six-year term, with terms staggered, so every two years approximately one-third of the Senate is up for election. Each state, regardless of population or size, has two senators, so currently, there are 24 senators for 12 states.

History

The name of the Delaïkó is derived from the early democratic system practiced by Odiola from the early 300s to the 10th century, where the representative body was also called the Delaïkó.

After the coup that overthrew the monarchy in 1931 the nation of Lissatha descended into civil war, during this period it was ruled by the Federal Congress, a group of revolutionary leaders were in theory all members were equal but in reality Appolon Pachis was the de facto leader.

Role

Powers of Congress

Delaïkó has the exclusive ability to appropriate funds, the Delaïkó can borrow money on the credit of Lissatha, regulate commerce with foreign nations and among the states, and coin money. It has an important role in national defense, including the exclusive power to declare war, to raise and maintain the armed forces, and to make rules for the military.

One of Delaïkó's foremost non-legislative functions is the power to investigate and oversee the executive branch.