Imperial Synklētos
- For the parliament of the former Free Associative Kingdom of Constancia, see Synklētos.
The Imperial Synklētos is a hybrid elected and appointed consultative assembly that serves as the primary voice of the Constancian People. It possesses some legislative power in the sense that it can recommend legislation, and it also possesses powers to advise on the appropriations for the succeeding fiscal year, and may invite (but not compel) Ministers and other individuals to answer questions in open session or in committee.
Constitutional position
Composition
Electoral system
Institutions
Committees
Role & Influence
Criticisms
Backgrounder
The Imperial Synkletos was created by the Magna Carta of 1667. Article 33 provides that, "...the Synkletos shall serve as the primary voice of the Constancian People," while Article 41 provides that, "The Synkletos shall be convoked every year," although this provision was not adhered to in actual practice, from the First Imperial Synkletos to the Seventh Imperial Synkletos.
It is not, strictly speaking, a legislative body in the true sense of the term, as Article 6 of the Magna Carta provides that, "The Basileus gives sanction to laws, and orders them to be promulgated and implemented," while Article 4 declares that, "The Basileus is nomos empsykhos, the living law, in whose person is vested the regal prerogative and rights of sovereignty, and exercises them, according to the provisions of the present Magna Carta," Article 5 provides absolute clarity: "The Basileus exercises the legislative power, and receives the advice of the Synkletos."
History
First Imperial Synklētos, 1667
(12.X.1667 - 12.IV.1668)
Summoned: 11.IX.1667 Convened: 12.X.1667
Speaker: Imperial Senator Basil Tzimiskes
Permanent Standing Committee:
- Her Imperial Highness The Princess Olympia
- His Serene and Eminent Highness The Prince of Molivadia
- Speaker Basil Tzimiskes
- Imperial Senator Geórgios Maniakes
- Imperial Senator Demetrios Thesalonikis
- Imperial Senator Sarah Dravot
- Imperial Senator Alexandrukas Laskaris
- Imperial Senator Athanasia Demetria
- Imperial Senator Theodora Kostopoulou
- Imperial Senator Dmitri Stavros
- Imperial Senator Hercules Nikolaides
- Imperial Senator Acastus Vlahakis
- Imperial Senator Viljo Kaljurand
- Imperial Senator Slavko Tadić
- Imperial Senator Gavrilo Ignjatović
- Imperial Senator Matthäus Koeppen
- Imperial Senator Garvin Hendriksson
- Imperial Senator Sebastiano Gianakos
- Imperial Senator Erasmus Kalfas
- Imperial Senator Kristiaan Vermakcilliers
- Imperial Senator Dietmar Schönbeck
- Imperial Senator Amir Ali Abbasi
- Imperial Senator Maximinus Kerularios
- Imperial Senator Emiliano Salieri
- Imperial Senator Lor Amfilus
Imperial Government: Term: 13.X.1667 -
Spiridon Bagration Minister of the Imperial Court
Constantine Welleys Minister of the Imperial Household
Athanasia Demetria Foreign Minister and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Micras Treaty Organization
Soterios Kostas Minister of Defense
Guglimundo Kupras Minister of Munitions and Military Logistics
Mikhail Souvlakis Minister of Finance and International Trade and Industry
Ahmeras Dekalion Minister for Budget and Management
Heinrich Scholl Minister for Labor and Employment
Zenaida Arnhus Minister for Education
Sapphira Demopoulou Minister of the Interior and Local Government
Elutherios Raktivan Minister of Justice and Immigration
Mirrita Panagopoulou Minister of Energy
Viljo Kaljurand Minister for Reconstruction and Infrastructure
Andrea Pandes Minister for Public Health
Alexandros Kriezis Minister for Civil Defense
Cifras Kuroumboulis Minister for Transportation
Apolyon Marinakis Minister of Maritime
Theodosious Lakksim Minister for Information and Communications
Kalyar Podesta Minister for Science, Technology, and Innovation
Theodora Kostopoulou Minister for Housing, Resettlement and Social Welfare
Aretina Rossou Minister for Women
Antares Papadakis Minister for Veterans
Hercules Nikolaides Minister for Youth
Stefanos Themistoklis Minister for Aqabah
Alexios Paxos Minister for Molivadia
Second Imperial Synklētos, 1671
(12.I.1671 - 12.IX.1671)
Summoned: 1.I.1671 Convened: 12.1.1671
Speaker: Imperial Senator Basil Tzimiskes
Permanent Standing Committee:
- Her Imperial Highness The Princess Olympia
- His Serene and Eminent Highness The Prince of Molivadia
- Speaker Basil Tzimiskes
- Imperial Senator Geórgios Maniakes
- Imperial Senator Demetrios Thesalonikis
- Imperial Senator Sarah Dravot
- Imperial Senator Alexandrukas Laskaris
- Imperial Senator Theodora Kostopoulou
- Imperial Senator Dmitri Stavros
- Imperial Senator Hercules Nikolaides
- Imperial Senator Acastus Vlahakis
- Imperial Senator Viljo Kaljurand
- Imperial Senator Slavko Tadić
- Imperial Senator Gavrilo Ignjatović
- Imperial Senator Matthäus Koeppen
- Imperial Senator Garvin Hendriksson
- Imperial Senator Sebastiano Gianakos
- Imperial Senator Erasmus Kalfas
- Imperial Senator Kristiaan Vermakcilliers
- Imperial Senator Dietmar Schönbeck
- Imperial Senator Amir Ali Abbasi
- Imperial Senator Maximinus Kerularios
- Imperial Senator Emiliano Salieri
- Imperial Senator Lor Amfilus
Imperial Government: Term: 13.I.1671 -
Spiridon Bagration Minister of the Imperial Court
Nikola Stavridis Minister for Crown Lands
Constantine Welleys Minister of the Imperial Household
Azardokht al-Osman Foreign Minister
Abram Constantin Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Micras Treaty Organization
Soterios Kostas Minister of Defense
Guglimundo Kupras Minister of Munitions and Military Logistics
Mikhail Souvlakis Minister of Finance and International Trade and Industry
Ahmeras Dekalion Minister for Budget and Management
Heinrich Scholl Minister for Labor and Employment
Zenaida Arnhus Minister for Education
Sapphira Demopoulou Minister of the Interior and Local Government
Elutherios Raktivan Minister of Justice and Immigration
Mirrita Panagopoulou Minister of Energy
Viljo Kaljurand Minister for Reconstruction and Infrastructure
Andrea Pandes Minister for Public Health
Alexandros Kriezis Minister for Civil Defense
Cifras Kuroumboulis Minister for Transportation
Apolyon Marinakis Minister of Maritime
Theodosious Lakksim Minister for Information and Communications
Kalyar Podesta Minister for Science, Technology, and Innovation
Theodora Kostopoulou Minister for Housing and Resettlement
Clarissa Moor Minister for Social Welfare
Aretina Rossou Minister for Women
Antares Papadakis Minister for Veterans
Hercules Nikolaides Minister for Youth
Stefanos Themistoklis Minister for Aqabah
Augustus Mirkdale Minister for Molivadia
Samira al-Osman Minister for Raspur
Thérèse Marozzi Chief Secretary
Third Imperial Synklētos, 1674
(12.I.1674 - 12.IX.1674)
Fourth Imperial Synklētos, 1678
(12.I.1674 - 12.IX.1674)
[[File: |thumb|4th Imperial Synklētos, 1678]]
Parties and coalitions | Seats | |
---|---|---|
Imperial Democratic Party | 92 | |
Democratic Alliance | 54 | |
Ergatikó Kómma tou Sosialismoú | 19 | |
Euran Destiny Party | 11 | |
Independent Caucus | 4 | |
Nationalist & Humanist Party | 70 | |
Total: | 250 | |
Source: Imperial Synkletos |
Fifth Imperial Synklētos, 1681
(12.I.1681 - 12.IX.1681)
[[File: |thumb|5th Imperial Synklētos, 1681]]
Parties and coalitions | Seats | |
---|---|---|
Democratic Alliance | 62 | |
Imperial Democratic Party | 59 | |
Ergatikó Kómma tou Sosialismoú | 19 | |
Euran Destiny Party | 21 | |
Independent Caucus | 9 | |
Nationalist & Humanist Party | 80 | |
Total: | 250 | |
Source: Imperial Synkletos |
Sixth Imperial Synklētos, 1684
(12.I.1684 - 12.IX.1684)
[[File: |thumb|6th Imperial Synklētos, 1684]]
Parties and coalitions | Seats | |
---|---|---|
Imperial Democratic Party | 49 | |
Euran Destiny Party | 29 | |
Socialist Revolutionary Party | 7 | |
Independent Caucus | 9 | |
Democratic Alliance | 5 | |
Nationalist & Humanist Party | 151 | |
Total: | 250 | |
Source: Imperial Synkletos |
Seventh Imperial Synklētos, 1686
(12.I.1686 - 12.IX.1686)
[[File: |thumb|7th Imperial Synklētos, 1684]]
Eighth Imperial Synklētos, 1688
(14.I.1688 - 15.VII.1693)
Ninth Imperial Synklētos, 1694
(14.I.1694 - 14.I.1701)
Parties and coalitions | Seats | |
---|---|---|
Imperial Democratic Party | 49 | |
Euran Destiny Party | 29 | |
Socialist Revolutionary Party | 7 | |
Independent Caucus | 9 | |
Democratic Alliance | 5 | |
Nationalist & Humanist Party | 151 | |
Total: | 250 | |
Source: Imperial Synkletos |
The Seventh Imperial Synklētos was significant due to it being the first time that it was involved and invited to participate in public sector budgeting for the 1688 fiscal year.