Denbrut

The Denbrut, short for Denmak Brut (English: Elder Assembly), is the upper house of the Alsesian legislature, the Sobrut. The Denbrut consists of 75 members called Denbrutyns.

The Denbrut consists of 4 seats for each of the 16 Provinces and 1 seat for each of the 11 Organized Territories. This equals 75 seats, with elected Denbrutyns serving a 5-year term beginning in a year ending with 5 or 0. Organized Island elections feature a single one based on plurality vote. In the 16 provinces, two seats are left to the popular vote, with the state's Denbrut "electoral district" being drawn based on a non-partisan divide of its population. The other seats are filled by appointment from the Governor and the Provincial Sobrut. Elected members of the Denbrut are limited to four terms. Appointed members are theoretically immune to the term limit.

The Denbrut has less legislative prominence than the lower house, the Okebrut, which is elected on direct universal ballot and wields the majority of legislative power and initiative in the central government. In the event that the Denbrut and Okebrut are unable to agree on the final passage of a law, the Okebrut can override the Denbrut's vote with a simple majority, while the Denbrut would require a 2/3rds majority (50 votes) to override the Okebrut. However the Denbrut has a key role in some procedures such as impeachment, constitutional amendments, the appointment of cabinet officials and supreme court justices, and legislation about its own powers.