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'''A [[wp:2009 Samoa earthquake|tsunami]] has struck Ibagli.'''
'''A [[wp:2009 earthquake and tsunami|tsunami]] has struck Ibagli.'''


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About Ibagli

Ibagli is an island country located in the South Pacific Ocean. Ibagli was originally inhabited by Polynesian peoples, it began to be settled by Europeans in the 1820s. Colonized by the British in the mid-19th Century, it obtained independence in 1955.

Ibagli is located South of the Equator and just West of the International Date Line, at a central location in Polynesia approximately halfway between New Zealand and Hawaii. The foreign jurisdictions nearest to Ibagli are Samoa, Tokelau (New Zealand), Tuvalu, and Wallis and Futuna (France).

The King and head of state of Ibagli is King Charles III, who is represented in Ibagli by the Governor-General of Ibagli. The current Governor-General is Sir Steven Spell. The head of the executive branch of Ibagli's government is the Prime Minister, currently Andrew Spearman. Ibagli has a unicameral Parliament. The single house of Parliament is called the the House of Commons. Until 2011, Parliament was bicameral, and consisted of the House of Commons and the Senate. The judiciary of Ibagli is comprised of the Supreme Court, the Crown Court, and the Magistrates' Courts. (More...)

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The Senate is the upper house of the Parliament of Ibagli. It was created in 1955 upon the independence of Ibagli. It is the successor to the pre-independence Legislative Council.

The Senate currently has 25 members, referred to as Senators. Senators are appointed by the Governor-General on the advice of the Prime Minister.

Though the Senate is the upper house, it is not as powerful as the House of Commons. Though it must agree to any legislation, it traditionally does not block the will of the democratically-elected lower house, and the government need not maintain the confidence of the Senate in order to govern.

Since Ibagli's independence, there have been moves to abolish the Senate. Though nearly all constitutional amendments designed to abolish it have been successful in the House of Commons, the Senate often refuses to consider the amendments. A referendum will be held in June 2010 on abolition of the Senate.

The Senate is presided over by its Speaker. Unlike the Speaker of the House of Commons, the Speaker of the Senate can participate in debate and vote on all divisions.