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The '''Billopeshian Senate''' is the upper house of the bicameral [[Politics of Billopesha#Legislature|National Parliament]] of [[Billopesha]], commonly referred to as "the Senate". Alongside the People's Assembly, it makes up the [[legislature|legislative]] body of the Billopeshian [[government]] and currently contains 400 members, greatly outnumbered by the 800 member [[People's Assembly of Billopesha|People's Assembly]]. The Senate is more powerful than the Assembly and is more involved in producing bills as the passage of law begins with the Senate and only ends with the Assembly's approval. The main difference is that the Senate members are not representatives while the Assembly members are.
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The '''Billopeshian Senate''' is the upper house of the bicameral [[Politics of Billopesha#Legislature|National Parliament]] of [[Billopesha]], commonly referred to as "the Senate". Alongside the [[Billopeshian People's Assembly|People's Assembly]], it makes up the [[legislature|legislative]] body of the Billopeshian [[government]] and currently contains 400 members, greatly outnumbered by the 800 member Assembly. The Senate is more powerful than the Assembly and is more involved in producing bills as the passage of law begins with the Senate and only ends with the Assembly's approval. The main difference is that the Senate members are not representatives while the Assembly members are.
  
 
The Senate runs under the [[Berroll System]] that has been active since October 5th 2007 making it a unique upper house. The leader of the Billopeshian Senate is the [[First President of Billopesha|First President]] who is the presiding officer of the Senate and member of the [[Cabinet of Billopesha|Cabinet]]. The senate is divided into various "[[Berroll System#Blocks|blocks]]" which each make up a particular percentage of the senators who are appointed by a particular officer of state or institution. There no [[:category:political parties|political parties]] allowed within the senate (except in the Partisan Block which involves party members from the People's Assembly) as the senators are expected to be [[independent]], although the "blocks" could be considered parties but definitely not in the usual way.  
 
The Senate runs under the [[Berroll System]] that has been active since October 5th 2007 making it a unique upper house. The leader of the Billopeshian Senate is the [[First President of Billopesha|First President]] who is the presiding officer of the Senate and member of the [[Cabinet of Billopesha|Cabinet]]. The senate is divided into various "[[Berroll System#Blocks|blocks]]" which each make up a particular percentage of the senators who are appointed by a particular officer of state or institution. There no [[:category:political parties|political parties]] allowed within the senate (except in the Partisan Block which involves party members from the People's Assembly) as the senators are expected to be [[independent]], although the "blocks" could be considered parties but definitely not in the usual way.  

Revision as of 18:59, 15 October 2007

Billopeshian Senate
Government Senate seal.jpg
Government Senate chamber.jpg
Type Upper House
First President Timothy Darwin (Non-affliated)
since October 5, 2007
Members 400
Blocks 5
Political groups (only within Partisan Block)

Liberal Alliance Party
Green Party
Workers' Union Party
Royalist Party
Catholic Communial Party
Individualist Party

Last Elections October 5, 2007
Meeting place Senate Chamber
Grand Stage of Politics
Billopec
Billopesha
Billopesha
Billopeshian seal 2.jpg

This article is part of the series:
Politics and government of
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Category:Politics

The Billopeshian Senate is the upper house of the bicameral National Parliament of Billopesha, commonly referred to as "the Senate". Alongside the People's Assembly, it makes up the legislative body of the Billopeshian government and currently contains 400 members, greatly outnumbered by the 800 member Assembly. The Senate is more powerful than the Assembly and is more involved in producing bills as the passage of law begins with the Senate and only ends with the Assembly's approval. The main difference is that the Senate members are not representatives while the Assembly members are.

The Senate runs under the Berroll System that has been active since October 5th 2007 making it a unique upper house. The leader of the Billopeshian Senate is the First President who is the presiding officer of the Senate and member of the Cabinet. The senate is divided into various "blocks" which each make up a particular percentage of the senators who are appointed by a particular officer of state or institution. There no political parties allowed within the senate (except in the Partisan Block which involves party members from the People's Assembly) as the senators are expected to be independent, although the "blocks" could be considered parties but definitely not in the usual way.

Senators serve for eight-year terms that are staggered so senators of each block are held every 15 months. They serve their term until their replacement, death or resignation and in some cases senators are moved around from one block to another. Senators are formally addressed as "The Honourable...". Senators can be removed by a no-confidence vote initiated by the First President and carried out by all other senators with a simple majority required.