Senate of Eflad (Pacifica)

Senate of Eflad Efladischer Sænatcode: fr is deprecated
47th Sænat
History
Established	23 August 1840 (1840-08-23)
Preceded by	Parliament of the Kingdom of Eflad
Leadership
President of the Sænat	Jura Koef, RE! since 11 April 2022
Vice presidents of the Sænat	Katarina Krost, G since 18 April 2022
	Tajna Freotisn, LfE since 18 April 2022
	Jon Fro, TE since 18 April 2022
	Jovana Ritl, SPE since 18 April 2022
Father of the House	Franjo Kilu, SPE since 26 June 2020
Prime Minister	Hanna Tirng, RE! since 22 April 2022
Leader of the Opposition	Patrik Rios, SE since 15 April 2022
Structure
Political groups	Government (216)    RE!: 99 seats    G: 63 seats    LfE: 54 seats Opposition (212)    SPE: 117 seats    TE: 95 seats
Elections
Voting system	Mixed-member proportional representation (MMP)
Last election	02 April 2022
Next election	On or before 12 April 2026
Meeting place
Sænatorium Altstadt, Münnen, Eflad

The Sænat ("Senate") is the Efladian federal parliament. It is the only federal representative body that is directly elected by the Efladian people. The Sænat was established by Title III of the Constitution for the Republic of Eflad (Eflæde: Verfassung) in 1840 as one of the legislative bodies of Eflad (Consul of the Federation).

The members of the Sænat are representatives of the Efladian people as a whole, are not bound by any orders or instructions and are only accountable to their electorate. The minimum legal number of members of the Sænat (Efladian Alman: Mitglied des Senats) is 370; however, due to the system of overhang and leveling seats the current 47th Sænat has a total of 428 members.

The Sænat is elected every four years by Efladian citizens aged 16 or over. Elections use a mixed-member proportional representation system which combines first-past-the-post elected seats with a proportional party list to ensure its composition mirrors the national popular vote.

The Sænat has several functions. It is the chief legislative body on the federal level. The individual states (Staat) of Eflad participate in legislative process through the Föderaler Konzil, a separate assembly. The Sænat also elects and oversees the prime minister, Eflad's head of government, and sets the government budget.

Since 1840, it has met in the Sænatorium building in Tehnograd. The Sænat also operates in multiple new government buildings in Tehnograd and has its own police force (the Sænatpolizei). The current President of the Sænat since 2022 is Jura Koef of the RE! The 47th Sænat has four vice leaders.