Senat (Roscamistan)
Senate Senat (German) | |
|---|---|
| President of the Senat and the Senators | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
| Houses | Senat |
| History | |
| Disbanded | 2 February 2022 |
| Preceded by | Provisional Senate |
| Succeeded by | Modern Senate |
| Seats | 110 Senators |
| Elections | |
| Appointment by Provincial Senator Committees elected by the people | |
The Senat (English:Senate) was the appointed upper house of the Parliament or Reichstag of Roscamistan.
History
The Senat was created alongside the House of Commons or Unterhaus of Roscamistan, the popularly elected lower house of the parliament, to replace the Legislative Council, comprised of the upper Provisional Senate and the House of Lieutenants, in October 2021, the Senat was originally an elected upper house but in the Reforms of November, it became a less powerful appointed chamber, its members elected by the provincial committees called Senators Committees. Each Committee sent ten senators, providing under the current amount of provinces for 110 senators, alongside the democratically elected lower house of 240 MPs.
Structure
The Senat was comprised of 110 senators elected by the Senators Committees themselves appointed by their Administrative Officer. The voting system was block voting or singular voting depending on whether a senator is in a party or not. The Senate’s presiding officer was the Vice President who served ex officio as President of the Senat, though would delegate his responsibilities to the Deputy President of the Senat.
Role of the President of Roscamistan in the Senate
The President opened parliament in the Senat every year in the yearly Presidential Speech, similar to the State Opening of Parliament in the United Kingdom but in republican form.
term of the Senate
Senators were re-elected by the Senators Committees every 6 years, approved by the Central Government.
Abolition
On 2 February 2022, the Senat, along with the Unterhaus were abolished, and replaced by the bicameral National Assembly, made of the New Senate and the Chamber of Representatives.