Senate (Tengaria)
Senate
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| Houses | State Council Chamber of Deputies |
| History | |
| Founded | November 14, 1868 |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 475 Senators 95 Councilors 380 Deputies |
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State Council political groups | Officially non-partisan Unofficial Groups:
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Chamber of Deputies political groups | Officially non-partisan Unofficial Groups:
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Length of term | Lifetime (State Council) 6 Years (Deputies) |
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State Council voting system | Appointed |
Chamber of Deputies voting system | First-past-the-post voting |
Last election | August 16, 2018 |
Next election | August 16, 2024 |
| Meeting place | |
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| Palace of the Senate, Lenovo | |
The Senate (Tengarian: Сенат or Senat, Solarian: Senatus), more commonly known as the Senate of Tengaria or the Tengarian Senate (Tengarian: Сенат на Тенгария or Senat na Tengariya), is the bicameral legislature of Tengaria. It is comprised of two houses, the State Council, appointed by the President for life-terms, and the popularly elected Chamber of Deputies.
The Senate claims descent from the Solarian Senate, which was preserved in various forms through the Empire of Arciluco, although over time its authority greatly declined and served. After the translation of the Imperial Power to Tengaria in the formulation of the Empire of Tengaria, the Imperial institution of the Senate was carried over to the Empire. For most of the Empire's history, it served largely a ceremonial and advisory role to the monarchs, until the Green Revolution of 1868 forced the monarchy to adopt certain democratic elements into its governance. The Senate was formally established as the Empire's legislature in 1868, for the first time formally adopting the division in houses and becoming a set institution. It further changed during the establishment of the Tengarian Republic, and was greatly involved in the poltical crisis of the 1940s and 50s. After the Tengarian Civil War, the Senate was again reformed by Simeon Kovachev into the current institution.
The Senate is notable for being an explicitly non-partisan legislature, and differs from many other national legislatures in that political parties are formally banned, with the notable exception of organisations such as the Patriotic Union, which itself does not claim to the be a political party. Despite the Patriotic Union and a few other political movements having its members in the legislature, as there are no parties there is no official majority government nor official establishment of a working majority. The building which the Senate meets in, the Palace of the Senate, is one of Tengaria's most famous structures, and is a prominent landmark in the capital city of Lenovo.
History
Historical Antecedents
Early Empire
Green Revolution and Formal Establishment
Tengarian Republic
Kovachev Regime
State Council
Powers and Role
Membership
Chamber of Deputies
Powers and Role
Membership
Palace of the Senate
Current Status
Historical Composition
Senate
Chamber of Deputies
Imperial Era
Tengarian Republic
Independent
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