Senate of the Dominican Republic Senado de la República Dominicana | |
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Term limits | None |
History | |
Founded | 1844 and 1908[1] |
New session started | August 16, 2023 |
Leadership | |
Vice-President | |
Majority Leader | Faride Raful, PRM since August 16, 2020 |
Minority Leader | Dionis Sánchez, FP since August 16, 2020 |
Structure | |
Seats | 32 |
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Political groups |
Opposition (3)
FP: 3 seats |
Length of term | 4 years |
Elections | |
First past the post mixed of a plurality and a transferable vote from the given to any same party deputies candidates in the Province.[clarification needed] | |
Last election | May 19, 2024 |
Next election | 2028 |
Meeting place | |
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Hemicycle of the Senate | |
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Congress Palace, Santo Domingo | |
Website | |
http://www.senado.gob.do/senado/ |
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The Senate of the Dominican Republic (Spanish: Senado de la República Dominicana) is the upper house in the bicameral legislature of the Dominican Republic, and together with the Chamber of Deputies makes up the Congress.
The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Third Title, Chapter 1 in the First Section of the Dominican Constitution. Each province, and the Distrito Nacional, regardless of population, is represented by one senator who serves for a four-year term, with possibility of reelection. The Senate Chamber is located in the west wing of the Congress Palace, in Santo Domingo. The Chamber of Deputies convenes in the east wing of the same building.
The Senate has several advice and consent powers not granted to the Chamber of Deputies, including consenting to treaties, loans and contracts as a precondition to their ratification and consenting to or confirming appointments the members of Chamber of Accounts, Central Electoral Board and ambassadors. The Senate is widely considered both a more deliberative and more prestigious body than the Chamber of Deputies. Due to its smaller size and statewide constituencies, the Senate has historically had a more collegial and less partisan atmosphere.