7th Farun Senate
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| Legislative body | Farun Senate | ||||
| Meeting place | Urbis Senate House | ||||
| Term | September 8, 2024 – Ongoing | ||||
| Election | September 2024 Senate Elections | ||||
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| Members | 9 | ||||
| Premier | Velik iz Dunska | ||||
| Party control | Minority Liberal-Conservative government | ||||
The 7th Farun Senate, is the current meeting of the Farun Senate. It meets in the Urbis Capitol Building, following the prior northern circuit elections. The Supreme Court did not apportion any new seats however, district 6 became 1, district 7 became 6 and district 8 became 7, with 8 and 9 being special "party list" seats. No party reached a majority in this senate, but thanks to the support of the Shield Party, the Liberal-Conservatives managed to form a new minority government.
Major Legislation
- The National Intelligence Act, a law creating a powerful central intelligence agency.
- The Revised Corporations Act, a law creating a registry of companies and organizations, as well as regulations surrounding them]].
Members
Key: New Farun Labor, Farun Shield Party, Independents, Liberal-Conservative Party
The 7th Farun Senate was elected following the latest northern circuit elections, and thus only the northern senators were replaced. Later in the term, a second list senator was elected as was apportioned on September 15.
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Senators were elected in staggered terms of eight weeks, meaning that the southern senators are meant to serve until the 8th senate, and the northern senators until the 9th senate.
Senators
Southern Circuit
- ▌ 1. Aiden Costello
- ▌ 2. Aleksandr Novak (since august 17)
- ▌ 3. Zed Johnson
- ▌ 4. Connor McHitch
Northern Circuit
- ▌ 5. Aesel Blanch
- ▌ 6. Joe Farmer (Until September 23)
- ▌ 6. Joe Farmer (Since September 23)
- ▌ 7. Wanda Ward III (Until september 22)
Party List
- ▌ 8. Velik iz Dunska
- ▌ 9. Leo Sporius (Since September 21)
Membership Changes
Senator Leo Sporius was elected in the middle of the term during a by-election. On september 22 and 23, the shield party imploded, and senator Wanda Ward III committed suicide, while senator Joe Farmer crossed the floor to the Liberal-Conservative Party.