- Spanish Senate
Infobox Parliament
name = "El Senado de España"
The Spanish Senate
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house_type = Upper house
houses = Senate
leader1_type = President
leader1 =Francisco Javier Rojo García
party1 = PSOE PSE-EE
election1 =2008
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members = 264
p_groups = PP, PSOE, ECP,CiU , Mixto
election3 = 2008
meeting_place = Palacio del Senado, Plaza de la Marina Española,Madrid
website = [http://www.senado.es/ www.senado.es] __NOTOC__The Spanish Senate ("Senado de España" in Spanish) is the upper house of
Spain 'sparliament , theCortes Generales . It is made up of 264 members, 208 of whom are directly elected by popular vote, with the other 56 being appointed by the regional legislatures. All senators serve four-year terms, though those appointed by the regional legislatures can be recalled by them at any time.The last election was held on
9 March 2008 . The composition of the 9th term Senate, to serve no further than 2012, is:References
Further reading
* cite journal
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year = 2002
month = October
title = Reforming the Spanish Senate: Mission Impossible?
journal =West European Politics
volume = 25
issue = 4
pages = 69–92
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* [http://www.senado.es Official Senate web page]
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