Imperial Senate of the Romulan Star Empire

The Imperial Senate of the Romulan Star Empire is the legislature of the Romulan Star Empire. Senators are elevated to their positions through wealth and nobility, and often assume broad-ranging duties over areas of state import, depending on the amount of political clout they command. The Senate is presided over by the Praetor of the Romulan Star Empire; the highest position within the Senate itself is that of Proconsul. The highest echelons of the Senate also compose the Continuuing Committee, which is charged with confirming new praetorships and with trying those Senators accused of treason, amongst other duties. The Imperial Senate meets in the Hall of State in the Romulan capital city of Ki Baratan.

In 2374, the Senate was evenly split between those who favored entering the Dominion War on the side of the United Federation of Planets and Klingon Empire and those who favored continued neutrality. The neutrality faction was led by Senator Vreenak; the Senate voted to join the Federation/Klingon alliance when Vreenak was found dead carrying evidence of a planned Dominion invasion of Romulus. ("In the Pale Moonlight" [DS9].) The entire Senate was assassinated by Senator Tal'Aura on the behalf of Shinzon of Remus in 2379, leading to Shinzon's, and, later, Tal'Aura's, ascension as Praetor. (Star Trek Nemesis.)