Cortes Imperiales

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Imperial Courts Ծորտես Իմպերիալես / Cortes Imperiales
VIII Cortes Imperiales
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Type
Type	Bicameral
Houses	Court of Hidalgos Court of Corregidores
Term limits	None
History
Founded	4 October 1949 (1949-10-04)
Preceded by	National Parliament
New session started	4 October 2019 (2019-10-04)
Leadership
President	Alexander II (IC) since 18 June 2003
Vice President	José Sáenz Morales (IC) since 15 September 2003
Secretary	Alfonso Gaitán Sanjurjo (IC) since 4 October 2019
Syndic of the Hidalgos	Diego Holguín Dávila (IC) since 4 October 2019
Syndic of the Corregidores	Jeremías Dueñas Cañas (IC) since 4 October 2019
Structure
Seats	415 voting members 31 hidalgos 384 corregidores
Seats of the Court of Hidalgos
Court of Hidalgos political groups	Government (31)   IC (31)
Seats of the Court of Corregidores
Court of Corregidores political groups	Government (384)   IC (384)
Length of term	10 years
Salary	1 million colónes/year
Motto
Under God and the Emperor
Meeting place
Palace of the Cortes Imperiales, San Salvador
Website
cortesimperiales.gob.cr

The Cortes Imperiales (Creeperian script: Ծորտես Իմպերիալես, Creeperian pronunciation: [ˈkoɾtes impeɾiˈales]; Creeperian for "Imperial Courts"), sometimes referred to as the Third Parliament (Տերծերա Պարլամենտո / Tercera Parlamento), is the bicameral legislature of Creeperopolis. The Cortes Imperiales consists of the Court of Hidalgos (upper house) and the Court of Corregidores (lower house).

The Cortes Imperiales was established on 4 October 1949 by the Decree Regarding the Imperial Legislative and Political Future issued by Creeperian emperor Romero I. The Cortes Imperiales replaced the National Parliament, the legislature of the Second Parliamentary Era that had been on hiatus since 1933 with the beginning of the Creeperian Civil War. The Cortes Imperiales serves as the legislature of the Creeperian government established by the Catholic Imperial Restoration Council (Imperial Council) in the aftermath of the civil war.

The Cortes Imperiales' two houses — the Court of Hidalgos and Court of Corregidores — meet at the Palace of the Cortes Imperiales in San Salvador. The Court of Hidalgos consists of 31 members (known as hidalgos), one for every viceroyalty of Creeperopolis, and the Court of Corregidores consists of 384 members (known as corregidores), one for every province of Creeperopolis. All members of the legislature are appointed by the emperor of Creeperopolis who serves as the legislature's president. Both houses contain committees known as juntas that determine that bills the legislature votes on. The Cortes Imperiales has been in its 8th session since 2019.

The power of the Cortes Imperiales is limited, and political experts consider it to be the weakest organ of the Creeperian government. The legislature is often labeled as a rubber stamp legislature as it universally supports the actions of the emperor, the Creeperian Armed Forces (FAC), and the Creeperian Initiative (IC), the other parts of the Creeperian government.

History

Establishment

The Cortes Imperiales was established on 4 October 1949. It was formed by the Decree Regarding the Imperial Legislative and Political Future issued by Creeperian emperor Romero I a few days after the end of the Creeperian Civil War of 1933 to 1949. The The decree stipulated that the Cortes Imperiales would be a bicameral legislature consisting of an upper and lower house known as the Court of Hidalgos and the Court of Corregidores, respectively. It also required all members of the legislature to be members of the Creeperian Initiative (IC), a political party established by the same decree. The Cortes Imperiales succeeded the National Parliament that was established in 1887 and that had been on hiatus since the outbreak of the civil war.

On 4 October 1949, Romero I appointed the first 250 members of the Cortes Imperiales.

Role

Structure

Members

Leadership

Office	Officeholder	Political party		Assumed office	Time in office
President of the Cortes Imperiales	Alexander II		Creeperian Initiative	18 June 2003	22 years, 15 days
Vice President of the Cortes Imperiales	José Sáenz Morales		Creeperian Initiative	15 September 2003	21 years, 291 days
Secretary of the Cortes Imperiales	Alfonso Gaitán Sanjurjo		Creeperian Initiative	4 October 2019	5 years, 272 days
Syndic of the Hidalgos	Diego Holguín Dávila		Creeperian Initiative	4 October 2019	5 years, 272 days
Syndic of the Corregidores	Jeremías Dueñas Cañas		Creeperian Initiative	4 October 2019	5 years, 272 days

List of members

Main article: List of members of the 8th Cortes Imperiales

Sessions of the Cortes Imperiales

Session	Term	Members
		Total	Hidalgos	Corregidores
I	4 October 1949 – 4 October 1959
II	4 October 1959 – 4 October 1969
III	4 October 1969 – 4 October 1979
IV	4 October 1979 – 4 October 1989
V	4 October 1989 – 4 October 1999
VI	4 October 1999 – 4 October 2009
VII	4 October 2009 – 4 October 2019
VIII	4 October 2019 – Incumbent	415	31	384

See also

• Lists of members of the Cortes Imperiales