Parliament of Eothasia
Courts of the Republic Corts d'la Repúblic | |
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| (LXXXIX Corts) | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| Houses | Congress of Deputies Senate of the Republic |
| Leadership | |
Senior Magister of the Republic | Priscilla Poriér since Election: January 1st, 2004 |
Junior Magister of the Republic | Chellick Coltys since Election: April 1st, 2007 |
Magister of the Republic | Valerius Eäron since Election: January 1st, 2011 |
Speaker of the Senate of the Republic | Senator Isidoro Villa since May 5th, 2017 |
Speaker of the Congress of Deputies | Deputy Miguela Romà since May 5th, 2017 |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 600 200 Senators 400 Deputies |
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Senate of the Republic political groups | Far Left Group (89) Left Wing Group (44) Centrist Group (31) Right Wing Group (36) |
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Congress of Deputies political groups | Far Left Group (156) Left Wing Group (94) Centrist Group (57) Right Wing Group (93) |
| Elections | |
Congress of Deputies last election | May 4, 2017 |
| Meeting place | |
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| Capitolium, Elidani, Eothasia | |
The Courts of the Republic [Eothasi: Corts d’la Repúblic] are the legislative branch of the Union of Eothasi Republics. It is a bicameral organism, composed of the upper house — the Senate of the Republic — and the lower house — the Congress of Deputies.
The Senate of the Republic is composed of 200 senators, with each of the seven terynirs of the Republic having twenty-five representatives each, plus an additional twenty-five representatives for the Central State of Elidani.
Meanwhile, the Congress of Deputies is a system based on population-related representation; as such, the teyrnirs with higher populations have more representation in the Congress of Deputies than areas with lower population. The Congress of Deputies is composed of 400 members in total.
Members of the Courts of the Republic are not voted directly by the citizens of the Republic; rather, they are voted by members of the Vexian Congresses spread out throughout the country. In order to become a representative of either house of the Courts of the Republic, it is necessary for an individual to be of Eothasi birth and to have obtained, at minimum, the Vexian Citizenship Tier.
History
Following the collapse of the Eothasi Confederation at the end of the Civil War, it was decided that the kingdoms — now, in almost all aspects, one — should formally and officially unite their governments to form just the one. This government would be a democratic and meritocratic organization that would only permit those with valuable work ethics and meritable achievements to ascend the ranks.
As such, the government was established with a clear separation of powers between executive, legislative, and judiciary powers officially in 1681. The Courts of the Republic took on the mantle of the legislative branch of government. Since then, there have been 89 different compositions of the Courts, including the presently active.
In the late 17th Century, after the official selection of Elidani as the capital of the newly formed Union of Eothasi Republics, the construction of the Capitolium — the building where, to this day, the Courts of the Republic convene for sessions — began. It was completed by 1701 and the first session was held in May 10, 1701 by the 6th Courts of the Republic.
Privileges and Pay
Privileges
Members of the Courts of the Republic have a series of privileges due to their position within the Eothasi government. These include freedom from arrest except in cases of treason, felony, and disturbance of the peace
Pay
The gross salary of all members of the Courts of the Republic — for both Congress and Senate — is 53.956,18ℭ. This does not include commissions (such as those for Congress or Senate Speaker, each of which receives an amount close to 30.000,00ℭ). There are also a series of indemnizations for distance (the Members of the Court that are from regions farthest away from Elidani receive more than those closer to the capital).