Piraean Senate

Piraean Senate Πειραιηκή ἐκκλησία Pireikí Ekklesia (Piraese)
Type
Type	Unicameral
Leadership
Speaker	Christina Tantalea-Maniatopoulou, LK since 5 May 2017
Structure
Seats	125
Political groups	Acting Government (52)   PSEE (30)   Popular Unity Candidacy (11)   Humanist Centre (6)   Independent Regionalist Union (5) Opposition (73)   People's Party (46)   Democrats (8)   Change (10)   Homeland Party (4)   Novalian People's Party (5)
Elections
Voting system	Open list proportional representation
Last election	12 September 2022
Next election	On or before 11 September 2026
Meeting place
Palace of the Republic, Alikianos, Piraea
Website
www.parlamentpl.pl

The Piraean Senate (Piraese: Πειραιηκή ἐκκλησία, Pireikí Ekklesia) is the parliament of Piraea located in the Palace of the Republic in Alikianos. The Senate is the supreme legislative body, holding ultimate power over all other political bodies, and represents the citizens through an elected body of Senators.

It a unicameral legislature comprised by 125 members with seats allocated following the Sainte-Laguë method. Elections are held regularly every four years, but may be called earlier at the discretion of the Premier should the Presidency give approval. The Senate has well defined powers and was conceived as a control institution of the government; in practise, the Senate passes laws, approved cabinets, gives or withdraws confidence of Premiers, issues motions of no confidence, censores ministers, approves budgets and others. The Senate has a crucial role during government control sessions, which happen every Thursday and count with the opposition inquiring government ministers about current affairs. The first session of the year after Senatorial recess is presided by the three members of the Presidency and attended by the Premier and ministers.

The current legislature is the 13th since the return of democracy in Piraea. IN the history of Piraea, this is the legislature with the largest presence of third parties other than the traditionally dominants PSEE and People's Party. The legislature gave its confidence to Stamatios Panopoulos (PSEE) and is presided by Konstantinos Baltas (PSEE).

Name

In Piraese, the name Ekklesia comes from the principal assembly of democracy of ancient Lasithi. It was used by Piraeans under the the Solarian Empire as the translation for the Solarian senate.

Structure

Region	Number of MSs	Map
Souda Riviera	40
Sitia	25
Foinikas	25
Lampi	16
Samariá	16
Overseas (two for Euclea, one for the rest of the world)	3

Actual composition

See also: 2017 Piraean general election and 2022 Piraean general election

Political parties represented in the Parliament of Slirnia (13th legislature)

Party		Leader	Spokesperson	Seats
	Piraese Socialist Workers Union	Stamatios Panopoulos (P)	XX	36
	People's Party	Georgios Konstantinou	XX	25
	Democrats	Anna Theodoropoulou	XX	20
	Green Alternative	Georgios Konstantinou	XX	15
	Piraese Section of the Workers' International	Ioannis Banakis	XX	10
	Change	Elena Theofili	XX	6
	Humanist Centre	Demetra Athanalli	XX	5
	Independent Regionalist Union	Giorgos Dimitriakis	XX	4
	Homeland Party	Alexandros Poulos	XX	4
	Novalian People's Party	Miro Kovač	XX	3