Council of the Republic (Sawbrania)

Council of the Republic of the National Council of the Republic of Sawbrania Consil ꜵv dhe Republik ꜵv dhe Nacional Consil ꜵv dhe Republik ꜵv Ssavbrʎnie
Logo of the Council of the Republic
Type
Type	Upper house of the National Council of the Republic of Sawbrania
History
Preceded by	Senate
Leadership
Chairman of the Council of the Republic	Ludvʎg Welle, SRP
Structure
Seats	60
Political groups	Government (45)   SRP (45)   SRP (42)   NSNS (3) Confidence and supply (15)   KPS (7)   NVPS (1)   Independent (7)   NML (1)   NLU (1)   Independent (5)
Length of term	5 years
Elections
Voting system	Indirect (26) Imperiali quota (24) Appointment (7) Two-round system (3)
Last election	29 May 2020
Next election	Before 29 May 2025
Meeting place
Palace of the Republic, Levia

The Council of the Republic of the National Council of the Republic of Sawbrania (Sawbranian: Consil ꜵv dhe Republik ꜵv dhe Nacional Consil ꜵv dhe Republik ꜵv Ssavbrʎnie) is the upper house of the bicameral National Council of the Republic of Sawbrania. Some people raise issues with how the system on elections and the functionality of the parliament is established, sometimes classifying the legislature as a toy parliament.

History

TBA

Elections

Sample of the ballot of the East Sawbrania Region

The elections are held every 5 years, always starting on Friday at 14:00 (2 PM) and ending at 14:00 (2 PM) on Saturday. There is a single (or multiple if there is a lot of parties parttaking) ballot (Electoral list), which is marked with a blue stripe (the Council of the People ballots use a red stripe). It features the header with the name of the electoral region and words "Candidates for the Council of the Republic", followed by the listed times when the voter can vote.

The list on the ballot consists of parties, each listing three names (always listing the full legal name, age, employment and gender). A voter can give up to 3 preferrence votes to the candidates he wishes to see elected (or mark a single party on the list). Preferrence votes are given by circling the number in front of the favored candidate.

A voter can give preference votes to candidates from more than one party's candidates, even if they are physically printed on different ballots.

Mandates

Curie	Mandates	Election type
Levia City (Volregion Levia-Sitad)	3	Indirect (by the city council)
	3	Direct (Voting age 21 years; Imperiali quota)
Central Sawbrania Region (Volregion Sentərssavbrʎnie)	3	Indirect (by the regional assembly)
	3	Direct (Voting age 21 years; Imperiali quota)
Liptækov Region (Volregion Liptækov)	3	Indirect (by the regional assembly)
	3	Direct (Voting age 21 years; Imperiali quota)
North Sawbrania Region (Volregion Northssavbrʎnie)	3	Indirect (by the regional assembly)
	3	Direct (Voting age 21 years; Imperiali quota)
East Sawbrania Region (Volregion Œstssavbrʎnie)	3	Indirect (by the regional assembly)
	3	Direct (Voting age 21 years; Imperiali quota)
Rosen Region (Volregion Rosen)	3	Indirect (by the regional assembly)
	3	Direct (Voting age 21 years; Imperiali quota)
Feltik Region (Feltikɛ Volregion)	3	Indirect (by the regional assembly)
	3	Direct (Voting age 21 years; Imperiali quota)
Kesseln Region (Volregion Kesseln)	3	Indirect (by the regional assembly)
	3	Direct (Voting age 21 years; Imperiali quota)
Ex officio	2	Various Indirect President of the Central Bank (by the Council of the People) Attorney General (by the joint session of the National Council)
	3	Various Direct (Two-round system) President of Sawbrania (Voting age 18 years) Speaker of the National Labor Union (Voting age 15 years; by members of the NLU) Speaker of the National Minority League (Voting age 18 years; by members of the NML)
	1	Unelected (Head of the Sawbranian National Church)
Presidential appointment	6	—

Legislative process

TBA

Composition

1997-2000

12	2	3	2	6	65	2	5
KPS	DSGP	SFP	Frukt	NML	SRP	NSNS	NVPS

2000-2005

12	3	10	62	3	8	2
KPS	DSGP	Frukt	SRP	NSNS	NVPS	Indep.

2005-2010

12	5	3	63	10	7
KPS	DSGP	SFP	SRP	NVPS	Indep.

2010-2015

6	2	1	1	36	3	2	9
KPS	DSGP	NML	NLU	SRP	NSNS	NVPS	Indep.

2015-2020

7	1	1	40	6	5
KPS	NML	NLU	SRP	NSNS	Indep.

2020-2025

7	1	1	42	3	1	5
KPS	NML	NLU	SRP	NSNS	NVPS	Indep.

See also

• Government of Sawbrania
• National Council of Sawbrania
• Council of the People of Sawbrania
• Caretaker Council of Sawbrania