Senate of Rangya

The Senate of Rangya (Rangyayo: 參議院 chanyeiyan) is the upper chamber of the Parliament of Rangya; its lower chamber is the Council of Deputies. The Senate consists of fourteen seats, with two senators elected from each of the seven inhabited islands of Rangya. Senators serve an eight-year term, with half elected every four years; each island's elected senator can be described as the senior or junior senator, depending on amount of time in office.