Chamber of Senators of Bolivia

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The Chamber of Senators of Bolivia is the upper house of the country’s bicameral national legislature, responsible for reviewing and approving laws alongside the lower chamber.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative body
upper house of parliament
buildingFunction seat of the Plurinational Legislative Assembly upper chamber
canIntroduceLegislation yes
constitutionalBasis Bolivian Constitution
surface form: Constitution of Bolivia
country Bolivia
electoralSystem proportional representation
governmentTypeContext unitary presidential republic
hasAbbreviation Chamber of Senators of Bolivia self-linksurface differs
surface form: Senado de Bolivia
hasChamberType upper house
hasLegislativePeriodLength 5 years
hasLegislatureType bicameral legislature
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.senado.gob.bo/
hasPresidingOfficerTitle President of the Chamber of Senators
hasQuorumRequirement absolute majority of members
hasSessionType extraordinary sessions
ordinary sessions
isComponentOf national legislature of Bolivia
jurisdiction national
legislativeBranchOf Government of Bolivia
legislativeProcessRole chamber of review
second reading of bills
locatedInTheAdministrativeCapital La Paz
meetsIn Legislative Palace of Bolivia
surface form: Legislative Palace, La Paz
meetsInCountry Bolivia
membersPerDepartment 4
nativeName Chamber of Senators of Bolivia self-linksurface differs
surface form: Cámara de Senadores de Bolivia
numberOfConstituencies 9
numberOfMembers 36
officialLanguage Spanish
partOf Plurinational Legislative Assembly
surface form: Plurinational Legislative Assembly of Bolivia
partOfLegislatureName Plurinational Legislative Assembly
surface form: Asamblea Legislativa Plurinacional
precededBy National Congress of Bolivia
surface form: National Congress of Bolivia (as a unicameral or differently structured body, depending on period)
reelectionPolicy immediate reelection allowed once
represents departments of Bolivia
responsibility approval of some high-level public appointments
approving laws
oversight of the executive branch
participating in constitutional reforms
ratification of certain international treaties
reviewing proposed legislation
sharesLegislativePowerWith Chamber of Deputies of Bolivia
termLength 5 years
usesLegislativeTerm Legislatura
votingRequirementForConstitutionalReforms qualified majority
votingRequirementForOrdinaryLaws simple majority of members present
votingSystem party-list proportional representation

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Plurinational Legislative Assembly hasComponentChamber Chamber of Senators of Bolivia
Chamber of Senators of Bolivia nativeName Chamber of Senators of Bolivia self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Cámara de Senadores de Bolivia
Chamber of Senators of Bolivia hasAbbreviation Chamber of Senators of Bolivia self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Senado de Bolivia
Legislative Palace of Bolivia usedBy Chamber of Senators of Bolivia
Government of Bolivia upperHouse Chamber of Senators of Bolivia
Chamber of Deputies of Bolivia upperHouse Chamber of Senators of Bolivia
ALP hasComponentChamber Chamber of Senators of Bolivia
ALP upperHouse Chamber of Senators of Bolivia
National Congress of Bolivia hasComponent Chamber of Senators of Bolivia