Senate of the Republic

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legislative body upper house of parliament

The Senate of the Republic is the upper chamber of Italy’s national parliament, sharing legislative power with the Chamber of Deputies.

Aliases (1)

Senato della Repubblica ×2

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	legislative body → upper house of parliament →
buildingArchitecturalStyle	Renaissance (Palazzo Madama) →
chamberType	co-equal chamber →
constitutionalRequirement	perfect bicameralism with the Chamber of Deputies →
constitutionalStatus	constitutional organ of Italy →
country	Italy →
currentMeetingPlace	Palazzo Madama →
elects	President of the Republic of Italy (in joint session with the Chamber of Deputies and regional delegates) →
establishedBy	Constitution of Italy →
foundationDate	1948 →
governingRules	Rules of Procedure of the Senate of the Republic →
hasCommitteeSystem	special committees → standing committees →
hasHouseType	upper house →
hasLegislativeFunction	approves budget → confers and withdraws confidence in the Government of Italy → passes laws →
hasLifeSenators	yes →
hasParliamentaryTerm	Legislature XIX of Italy →
includes	senators elected by Italian citizens residing abroad →
jurisdiction	Italian Republic →
languageUsed	Italian →
legislativeAuthorityOver	Italy →
legislativeChamberOf	Parliament of Italy →
locatedInCountry	Italy →
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Lazio → Rome →
meetsIn	Palazzo Madama →
meetsInTimeZone	Central European Time →
minimumAgeOfCandidate	40 years →
minimumAgeOfVoter	18 years →
nativeName	Senato della Repubblica →
numberOfMembers	200 →
officialName	Senato della Repubblica →
partOf	Parliament of Italy →
precededBy	Senate of the Kingdom of Italy →
presidingOfficerTitle	President of the Senate of the Republic →
seat	Palazzo Madama →
sessionRoom	Senate chamber in Palazzo Madama →
sharesLegislativePowerWith	Chamber of Deputies →
shortName	Italian Senate →
termLength	5 years →
usesElectoralConstituencies	regional constituencies →
votingSystem	first-past-the-post → mixed electoral system → proportional representation →
website	https://www.senato.it →

Referenced by (10)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Government of Italy → Italy →	upperHouse
Article 88 of the Constitution of Italy →	appliesTo
Constitution of Italy →	definesChamber
Article 83 of the Constitution of Italy →	electingBodyIncludes
Parliament of Italy →	hasComponent
Senate of the Republic ("Senato della Repubblica") →	nativeName
Senate of the Republic ("Senato della Repubblica") →	officialName
Government of Italy →	requiresConfidenceOf
Parliament of Italy →	upperHouseName