Senate of the Republic

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

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Label Occurrences
Senate of the Republic canonical 16
Senato della Repubblica 3

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 Regulations of the Senate of the Republic
surface form: 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 Senate of the Republic self-linksurface differs
surface form: Senato della Repubblica
numberOfMembers 200
officialName Senate of the Republic self-linksurface differs
surface form: Senato della Repubblica
partOf Parliament of Italy
precededBy Senate of the Kingdom of Italy
presidingOfficerTitle President of the Senate
surface form: President of the Senate of the Republic
seat Palazzo Madama
sessionRoom Senate chamber in Palazzo Madama
sharesLegislativePowerWith Chamber of Deputies
shortName Senate of the Republic of Italy
surface form: Italian Senate
termLength 5 years
usesElectoralConstituencies regional constituencies
votingSystem first-past-the-post
mixed electoral system
proportional representation
website https://www.senato.it

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Italy upperHouse Senate of the Republic
Parliament of Italy hasComponent Senate of the Republic
Parliament of Italy upperHouseName Senate of the Republic
Government of Italy upperHouse Senate of the Republic
Government of Italy requiresConfidenceOf Senate of the Republic
Constitution of Italy definesChamber Senate of the Republic
Article 88 of the Constitution of Italy appliesTo Senate of the Republic
Senate of the Republic officialName Senate of the Republic self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Senato della Repubblica
Senate of the Republic nativeName Senate of the Republic self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Senato della Repubblica
Senate of the Republic of Italy officialName Senate of the Republic
this entity surface form: Senato della Repubblica
Fratelli d'Italia chamberRepresentation Senate of the Republic
2022 Italian general election legislatureElected Senate of the Republic
Legislature XIX of Italy hasComponent Senate of the Republic
Legislature XIX of Italy upperHouseName Senate of the Republic
Italian general elections elects Senate of the Republic
First Italian Republic upperHouse Senate of the Republic
Italian Republic upperHouse Senate of the Republic
Italian general election, 2001 electoralChamber Senate of the Republic