Senate of Argentina

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The Senate of Argentina is the upper chamber of the country’s National Congress, responsible for federal legislative duties, approving treaties, and representing the provinces and the City of Buenos Aires.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative body
upper house of a bicameral legislature
abbreviation Senate of Argentina self-linksurface differs
surface form: Senado de la Nación
buildingStyle Neoclassical architecture
citizenshipRequirement natural-born citizen of Argentina or child of native-born citizens
coLegislatesWith Chamber of Deputies of Argentina
compositionMethod direct election
country Argentina
electoralDistrictType province-wide multi-member districts
establishedInYear 1853
hasChamber upper house
hasCommitteeSystem yes
hasLegislativePowerOver approval of the national budget
federal matters
legalBasis Constitution of Argentina
legislativeChamberOf National Congress of Argentina
location Buenos Aires
lowerHouse Chamber of Deputies of Argentina
meetsIn Palace of the Argentine National Congress
minimumAgeForSenator 30 years
nativeLanguage es
nativeName Senate of Argentina self-linksurface differs
surface form: Senado de la Nación Argentina
numberOfMembers 72
numberOfSenatorsForBuenosAiresCity 3
numberOfSenatorsPerProvince 3
officialLanguageOfProceedings Spanish
oversightOf Government of Argentina
surface form: National Executive Power of Argentina
partOf National Congress of Argentina
presidingOfficerTitle Provisional President of the Senate
Vice President of Argentina
publishes Diario de Sesiones
surface form: Diario de Sesiones del Senado
renewalPattern one third of seats renewed every 2 years
represents Autonomous City of Buenos Aires
provinces of Argentina
residencyRequirement at least 6 years of residency in the represented province
role acts as a court in impeachment trials of certain officials
approval of concordats
approval of federal interventions in provinces
approval of international treaties
federal legislative duties
gives or withholds consent to certain presidential appointments
participation in the legislative process with the Chamber of Deputies
seatOfGovernment Palace of the Argentine National Congress
termLength 6 years
typeOfRepresentation territorial representation of provinces and Buenos Aires City
votingSystem list proportional representation
votingSystemDetail limited voting with two seats for the largest party and one for the second
website https://www.senado.gob.ar

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Senate of Argentina abbreviation Senate of Argentina self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Senado de la Nación
National Congress of Argentina hasChamber Senate of Argentina
Senate of Argentina nativeName Senate of Argentina self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Senado de la Nación Argentina
Argentina upperHouse Senate of Argentina
Government of Argentina upperHouse Senate of Argentina