Senate of Kirlawa

The Senate of the Republic (Kilani: Seanad na Poblachta), often simply called The Seanad or the Senate, is the national legislative body of the Federal Republic of Kirlawa. It is a 749-member unicameral legislature. Its members are usually called Seanadóirí (Luthorian: Senators).

History
The Senate was created in 4704 with the foundation of the Federal Republic of Kirlawa and it's the successor of the previous Parliament of Kirlawa.

Powers
The Senate since before its predecessor has 749 seats and is elected with a pure proportional system based on five costituencies which perfectly correspond to the five istalian regions. The Senate is the only government body which can approve the laws, the budget laws, the treaties and which can declared war. The Senate, furthermore, shall elect and approve through a vote of confidence the Cabinet proposed by the Taoiseach; the Senate can proceed with a motion of no-confidence through both a costructive or destructive vote of no-confidence against the Taoiseach and the whole cabinet or single Ministers.

Head of the Council
He is the speaker of the Senate, it is the second-highest ranking office of the Federal Republic of Kirlawa, after the Taoiseach. The main function of the Head is to ensure that the Senate functions correctly, to guarantee the application of the Senate's rules of procedure, and oversee the proper functioning of its administrative apparatus. The Head judges the admissibility of evidence, maintains order and directs the discussion. The task of directing sessions of the Senate belongs to the Head and to accomplish this he can undertake disciplinary actions like: calling a senate to order, ordering a senator to leave the Senate, and in serious cases, censuring a senator and suspending them from the Senate for two to fifteen days.

Finally, the Head of the Council must also be consulted by the Taoiseach before the dissolution of the legislature.

Election
The Head of the Council is elected at the beginning of the legislature for the duration of the term. The first sitting is chaired by the oldest member of the Senate who organizes the election of the Head from among the senators. The election is made by secret ballot at the tribune of the hemicycle, with only candidates eligible from the most-voted party.

Membership
The current membership of the Senate after the latest political election of 12 February 4704:

Location
Since its creation in 4704, the Senate met in the Senate of the Republic building, in Indrala. A castle, this building was built at the beginning of 23rd century by an old landlord that was expelled from it by its own servants.