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This article lists political factions in Latium. 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 Emperor Theophylactus I, in 1848, and have since become the center-right senate faction. Since the 1950s, similar electoral factions have formed in elected diocesan or overseas assemblies.

Factions with Senate representation

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, and 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, a distinct leadership, and 20 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.

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. Boni is the second oldest faction, and currently the second largest, while Aliis is the most recently established faction, first earning faction status in 2017. 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.

Faction			Majority	Senate leader	Seats in the Senate	Ideology
		Boni For a Better Latium	Majority	Alexander Pompilius	420 / 794	Senatorialism, National liberalism, Latin progressivism, big tent
		Populares Favoring the Empire	In minority	Alexandra Sulpicia	273 / 794	Claudianism, Conservatism, Cura Imperialis, big tent
		Aliis For the Alternative	In minority	Felix Procilius	98 / 794	Reformism, Populism, direct democracy
		Independentes Independents	In minority	None	3 / 794	Varied

Factions sanctioned for 2022 senatorial elections

See also: 2022 Latin senatorial election

Faction		Main ideology	Electoral Leader	Current seats	List size
	Boni	Senatorialism	Alexander Pompilius	420 / 794	760
	Populares	Claudianism	Alexandra Sulpicia	273 / 794	760
	Aliis	Reformism	Felix Procilius	98 / 794	610
	Provincialis	Regionalism	Theophylactos Syrgiannes	0 / 794	385
	Invictii	Neo-invictism	Antonius Cossus	0 / 794	350

Factions pending approval for 2022 senatorial elections

Faction		Main ideology	Electoral Leader	Current seats	List size
	Accolis	Theosocialism	Lucius Eburnus	0 / 794	3051

Factions with representation in diocesan or overseas assemblies

Perateia

Faction			Majority	Faction leader	Seats in the Eastern Assembly	Ideology
		Populares Favoring the People	Majority	[[file:|100px]] TBD	0 / 320	Claudianism, Conservatism, Cura Imperialis, big tent
	File:Pro Perateia.svg	Pro Perateia Պեր Պերաիա Αδæμτæν Adaemtaen For Perateia	In minority	name	0 / 320	Ideology
		Occidentali As with the West	In minority	[[file:|100px]] TBD	0 / 320	Ideology

Sasora

Faction			Majority	Faction leader	Seats in the Sasoran Council	Ideology
	File:Nacional Emblem.svg	Nacional For the Nation	Majority	Nicolas Vulerv	41 / 79	Civic nationalism, big tent
	File:Unio Emblem.svg	Unio For Union	In minority	File:Lagarde photo profil.jpg Felix Dorso	18 / 79	Unionism, Conservatism, Imperial Care
	File:Name Emblem.svg	Name Translation	In minority	Isidore Argente	12 / 79	Autonomy, National liberalism
		Aliis For the Alternative	In minority	Isidore Argente	4 / 79	Reformism, Populism, direct democracy
		Independentes Independents	In minority	None	4 / 79	Varied

Former factions

Senate

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

See also

• List of ruling political parties in Ajax