President of the Senate of Romania
- President of the Senate of Romania
Infobox Political post
post = President
body = Senate of Romania
insignia = Senat.jpg
insigniasize = 100px
insigniacaption = Coat of arms of the Senate
incumbent = Nicolae Văcăroiu
incumbentsince = 20 December 2000
style =
residence =
appointer =
termlength = 4 years
formation = 1864
1990
inaugural =
Alexandru Bârlădeanu (1990)
website = [http://www.senat.ro/PaginaPrincipala.aspx?tdID=43&divID=3&b=0&adr=%2fPagini%2fmembrii+senatului%2fpresedinte%2ftest+vacaroiu.htm www.senat.ro/presedinte]
The President of the Senate of Romania is the senator elected to preside over the Senate meetings. He (or she) is also the president of the Standing Bureau of the Senate.
Election
The President of the Senate is elected by secret ballot with the majority of votes from the Senators. If none of the candidates obtains the necessary votes, the first two compete again, and the one with most of the votes wins.
Role
* calls the Senate in session (ordinary or extraordinary)
* presides the Senate meetings, asisted by two secretaries
* represents the Senate in the relation with the President, the Chamber of Deputies, the Government, Constitutional Court
* represents the Senate in the foreign relations
* succeeds (ad interim) the President if resigns, suspended, incapacitated or dies in office. (He/she continues to be President of the Senate during the ad-interim presidency of the country. He/she acts as President until a new president is elected.)
History
1864 - 1866
Between 3 July 1864 and 1 June 1866 the Upper House of the Legislative was called "Corpul Ponderator".
1866 - 1946
The upper house was called "Senat" or "Camera Senatului".
1946 - 1989
The upper house was dissolved and disbanded.
1990 - present
The upper house is called "Senat" and is headed by a President.
References
* [http://www.senat.ro/PaginaPrincipala.aspx?tdID=43&divID=3&b=0&adr=%2fPagini%2fmembrii+senatului%2fpresedinte%2ftest+vacaroiu.htm President's page on the Senate website]
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