Senate of Chile

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The Senate of Chile is the upper chamber of the country's bicameral National Congress, responsible for legislating, overseeing the executive, and representing regional interests at the national level.

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Senado de Chile 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative body
upper house of parliament
abolishedAndReplaced Council of State of Chile (during military regime)
buildingTypeOfSeat legislative building
coLegislatesWith Chamber of Deputies of Chile
constitutionalBasis Constitution of Chile
country Chile
electoralSystem proportional representation
eligibilityRequirement Chilean citizenship
minimum age 35 years
residency in Chile
foundationDate 1812
governsThrough internal regulations of the Senate
hasChamberType upper chamber
hasCommitteeType special committees
standing committees
hasNumberOfMembers 50
hasPresidingOfficerTitle President of the Senate
hasSessionType extraordinary sessions
ordinary sessions
hasVotingAge 18 years
historicalEvent suspended during the 1973–1990 military dictatorship
houseType bicameral legislature upper house
jurisdiction Chile
surface form: Republic of Chile
legislativeBranchOf Government of Chile
legislativeChamberOf National Congress of Chile
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Santiago Metropolitan Region
Valparaíso
meetsIn National Congress Building of Chile
surface form: National Congress building in Valparaíso
nativeLabel Senate of Chile self-linksurface differs
surface form: Senado de Chile
officialLanguage Spanish
oversightMechanism interpellations to ministers
investigative committees
partOf National Congress of Chile
reestablished Constitution of Chile
surface form: 1980 Constitution of Chile
renewalPattern half of the members renewed every 4 years
represents regions of Chile
role approval of international treaties
confirmation of certain presidential appointments
impeachment trials
legislation
oversight of the executive branch
representation of regional interests
seat Santiago
termLength 8 years
uses committee system
votingSystem open list proportional representation
website https://www.senado.cl

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BCCh boardConfirmationBy Senate of Chile
Constitution of Chile definesBody Senate of Chile
National Congress of Chile hasComponent Senate of Chile
Government of Chile legislativeChamber Senate of Chile
Senate of Chile nativeLabel Senate of Chile self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Senado de Chile
Republican Party of Chile representedIn Senate of Chile
Chile upperHouse Senate of Chile
National Congress of Chile upperHouse Senate of Chile