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THE SENATE.

The Senate partially holds the legislative power. It has five hundred seats, of which half is elected by the Silver and Golden citizens every five years, while the other half is appointed by the pope.

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A senator or a group of senators of any party can lay out the process for creating a law.

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• If the law proposed by a senator from The Cross affects ONLY the state citizens, in this case, there will be no discussion in the Senate - the bill is directly sent to the pope for final approval. If approved, the law is then executed by the Concistoro (the government).
  However, if the law (with or without input from corporate senators) affects the corporate citizens, the discussion is extended to the corporate senators. If approved, the law is then executed by the Concistoro.

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• If the law proposed by a corporate senator affects ONLY corporate citizens, there will be a  discussion only among corporate senators. If passed, the law is promulgated and executed by the government without needing monarch approval. However, if the law (with or without input from The Cross senators) affects the state citizens, the discussion is extended to the The Cross senators. If approved, the pope will have his final say, and he can approve or reject to his discression.

THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT.
It's an independent institution composed of ten politically unaffiliated judges, evenly divided between five state citizens and five corporate citizens, all elected by the parties.

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The Constitutional Court is responsible for determining whether a proposed law may or may not affect both categories of citizens (state citizens and corporate citizens) or if it pertains only to one.

If the law concerns both state citizens and corporate citizens, the review will confirm if the law should include both groups in the legislative discussion and voting process.

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THE PARTIES.

There are currently four parties in the Senate:

 

• The Cross: this is the party made up of the two hundred and fifty senators which half are appointed by the pope, and the other is elected by the citizens of the state.

• The Golden Triangle: it holds 20% of the seats, and it believes that a liberal corporatocracy is the best form of government.

• Italy Reborn: it's a liberal party which holds 18% of the seats.

• Associazione Pro-Metaumani (APM): it's the only left wing socialist party that holds only 12% of the seats, and it fights for the working class and for metahumans' rights - strongly opposing the current theocracy
  Ministry. (These seats are new vacant since the day the pope declared this party illegal due for being responsible for many terrorist attacks).

THE CONCISTORO.
It's the executive branch made of thirty cardinals appointed by the pope - thirty cardinals appointed by the pope to preside each

 

• It's the head of the police forces.

• It gives technical support to the pope in the lawmaking process.

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Within the Consistoro there is a subclass of cardinals who make up the Small Council.

 

It's a set of six papal councilors in charge of six ministries who advise the pope.

 

THE POPE.

He is the spiritual ruler of the Papal States, and he's elected by the Conclave. He can enact or reject any bill that concerns state citizens' regulation.

 

In addition:

• He is in charge of the diplomats.

• He leads the army, and he's the only one who can declare war.

• He appoints or displaces the members of the Consistoro and the members of the Small Council.

• He makes laws on his own that can only regulate state citizens and not corporate citizens.