Chamber of Senators of Paraguay
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The Chamber of Senators of Paraguay is the upper house of the country’s bicameral legislature, responsible for national lawmaking, oversight, and representing the Paraguayan electorate at the federal level.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chamber of Senators of Paraguay canonical | 4 |
| Senate of Paraguay | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | upper house of parliament ⓘ |
| abbreviation | Senado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| budgetaryRole | examines and votes on the national budget ⓘ |
| constituency | single nationwide constituency ⓘ |
| constitutionalStatus | one of the two chambers of the National Congress ⓘ |
| country | Paraguay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electionCycle | elected concurrently with the President of Paraguay ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | proportional representation ⓘ |
| electorate | citizens of Paraguay eligible to vote in national elections ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Constitution of Paraguay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChamber | unicameral counterpart: Chamber of Deputies of Paraguay ⓘ |
| houseType | upper house ⓘ |
| includes |
30 alternate senators
ⓘ
45 titular senators ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | entire territory of Paraguay ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Guaraní
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| legalAuthority | Constitution and laws of Paraguay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeBranchOf | Government of Paraguay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| levelOfGovernment | national ⓘ |
| location | Asunción NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meetsFrequency | regular sessions and extraordinary sessions as provided by law ⓘ |
| meetsIn | Congress building in Asunción NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeName | Cámara de Senadores de la Nación NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeNameLanguage | es ⓘ |
| numberOfMembers | 45 ⓘ |
| oversightMechanism | parliamentary inquiries and interpellations ⓘ |
| partOf | National Congress of Paraguay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| power |
can amend legislation
ⓘ
can approve or reject bills passed by the Chamber of Deputies ⓘ can initiate legislation ⓘ |
| presidingOfficerTitle | President of the Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relation | co-equal chamber with the Chamber of Deputies of Paraguay in the legislative process ⓘ |
| represents | Paraguayan electorate at the national level ⓘ |
| responsibility |
approval of international treaties
ⓘ
legislative oversight of the executive branch ⓘ national lawmaking ⓘ participation in the budget approval process ⓘ political control and investigation of public administration ⓘ |
| roleInImpeachment | participates in political trial procedures as defined by the Constitution ⓘ |
| supervises | actions of the Executive Branch of Paraguay ⓘ |
| termLength | 5 years ⓘ |
| termLimits | no term limits for senators ⓘ |
| typeOfRepresentation | party-list representation ⓘ |
| votingSystem | closed party-list proportional representation ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Chamber of Deputies of Paraguay
subject surface form:
Chamber of Senators of Paraguay
this entity surface form:
Senate of Paraguay