Sandbox:Parliament of the Empire

The Parliament of the Empire is the supreme legislative body of the Empire. It alone possesses legislative supremacy and thereby ultimate power over all other political bodies in the Empire and all its subdivisions. Parliament is bicameral, consisting of the High Council and the Senate of the Empire. The High Council meets in the Domus Concilii Imperialis (House of the Imperium Council) in Orei, Egeia; while the Senate meets in the Palatium Senati (Palace of the Senate) in Magium, the capital of the Empire. In the case of joint sessions they meet in the former Domus Senati Antiqui (Palace of the Ancient Senate) in the Imperial City, the most important borough of the capital city, Magium. The parliament was constituted, in its current form, after the Promulgatio Popularis in 1072.

The Senate has 624 members elected through direct elections depending on the elections of the province the members hail from. The term in office of each senator is defined by the laws of each province, which allows a constant change in the composition of the Senate, which results in the absence of a permanent majority in the institution and the change of the Consul Plebeius based on it. By constitutional convention, all members of the Epistalma, including the Consul Plebeius are members of the Senate and thereby accountable for the respective branches of the legislature. Most of the Epistalma ministers are from the Senate, but there are certain members who exercise advisory functions who come from the High Council.

The High Council is formed by the members of the Concilium Theurgarum, Concilium Hierophantarum and the Concilium Principum, that are chosen differently according to the institution. The Concilium Principum is consisted mainly of hereditary peers, while the other concilia consist mainly of life peers, appointed by their merits, religious position or abilities, without the approval of the Emperor. Before the Promulgatio Popularis, the High Council had plenipotentiary rights in the administration of the Empire, including electing the emperor, regulating the use of magic, and maintaining the stability of the empire (the last point remains under its responsibility). The legislative role of the Emperor is linked to this institution.