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Piraean Senate

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Piraean Senate

Πειραιηκή ἐκκλησία
Pireikí Ekklesia (Piraese)
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
Leadership
Structure
Seats125
Current Structure of the Senate
Political groups
Government (51)
  •   People's Party (46)
  •   Novalian People's Party (5)

Support (24)

Opposition (50)

Elections
Open list proportional representation
Last election
12 September 2022
Next election
On or before 11 September 2026
Meeting place
Primera sesión del debate de investidura de Esperanza Aguirre (madrid.org) (8).jpg
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 is presided by Christina Tantalea-Maniatopoulou (LK).

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.

History

Structure

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

Speaker

Current office of Speaker

Actual composition


Political parties represented in the Senate of Piraea (15th legislature)
Party Leader Spokesperson Seats
People's Party sinmarco Georgios Konstantinou (P) Marina Constantinelli 46
Piraese Socialist Workers Union sinmarco Antonis Moustakopoulos 30
Popular Unity Candidacy sinmarco Stamatia Hondraki Maria Diomidis
Ioannis Banakis
10
Change sinmarco Eleftherios Kontoglou Kyriakos Stathatos 10
Democrats sinmarco Anna Theodoropoulou Nikolaos Artineas 8
Humanist Centre sinmarco Demetra Athanalli XX 6
Independent Regionalist Union sinmarco Giorgos Dimitriakis Andriana Rokou 5
Novalian People's Party sinmarco Miro Kovač Ioanna Spanakou 5
Homeland Party sinmarco Alexandros Poulos Theodosis Vidaliadis 4