President of the Senate of Spain

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The President of the Senate of Spain is the presiding officer and highest authority of Spain’s upper parliamentary chamber, responsible for directing its debates and representing the institution.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf parliamentary office
presiding officer role
appliesToJurisdiction Senate of Spain
associatedBuilding Palacio del Senado
branchOfGovernment legislative branch of Spain
canBeReelected yes
chairs Board of Spokespersons of the Senate
Bureau of the Senate of Spain
comparedWith President of the Congress of Deputies of Spain
constitutionalBasis Spanish Constitution
surface form: Spanish Constitution of 1978
country Spain
createdBy Spanish Constitution
surface form: Spanish Constitution of 1978
electedBy plenary of the Senate of Spain
electionMethod secret ballot
electionRequirement absolute majority in the first ballot
simple majority in the second ballot if needed
hasPower to call votes in the Senate
to enforce disciplinary measures in the chamber
to interpret the Rules of Procedure of the Senate in the first instance
isHighestAuthorityOf Senate of Spain
isPresidingOfficerOf Senate of Spain
jurisdiction national legislature of Spain
languageOfWorkOrName Spanish
legalFramework Rules of Procedure of the Senate of Spain
legislativeChamber upper house of the Cortes Generales
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Madrid
memberOfBody Bureau of the Senate of Spain
nativeLabel President of the Senate of Spain self-linksurface differs
surface form: Presidenta del Senado de España

President of the Senate of Spain self-linksurface differs
surface form: Presidente del Senado de España
officeHoldersAreUsually members of the Senate of Spain
officeType legislative leadership position
partOf Cortes Generales
surface form: Cortes Generales of Spain
rankInParliament highest authority of the Senate of Spain
reportsTo Senate of Spain
represents Senate of Spain
residence Palacio del Senado
surface form: Palacio del Senado, Madrid
responsibleFor convening plenary sittings
directing debates in the Senate of Spain
ensuring observance of the Rules of Procedure of the Senate
maintaining order in plenary sessions
representing the Senate in international parliamentary relations
representing the Senate in its relations with other state institutions
setting the agenda together with the Bureau and Board of Spokespersons
seat Palacio del Senado
surface form: Palacio del Senado, Madrid
style Excelentísimo Señor / Excelentísima Señora
symbol official insignia of the Senate of Spain
termLength duration of the legislature of the Senate
until the constitution of a new Senate

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Eugenio Montero Ríos positionHeld President of the Senate of Spain
Senate of Spain presidingOfficer President of the Senate of Spain
President of the Senate of Spain nativeLabel President of the Senate of Spain self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Presidente del Senado de España
President of the Senate of Spain nativeLabel President of the Senate of Spain self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Presidenta del Senado de España
Senate Palace usedBy President of the Senate of Spain
Pedro Rollán category President of the Senate of Spain
this entity surface form: Presidents of the Senate of Spain
Board of Spokespersons of the Senate hasChair President of the Senate of Spain
Bureau of the Senate of Spain hasMember President of the Senate of Spain
Bureau of the Senate of Spain headedBy President of the Senate of Spain