Senate of the Dominican Republic
- Senate of the Dominican Republic
The Senate "(Senado)" is the upper house of the Dominican Republic's bicameral National Congress. The lower house is the Chamber of Deputies.
It currently comprises 32 senators who are elected for four-year terms. Congressional elections are held in even numbered years not divisible by four, when the entire Chamber and Senate are replaced.
Latest election
Senators elected in the May 2006 elections
Party strengths in the Senate
The following table shows the composition of the Senate at the start of the most recent legislative periods.
ee also
*Politics of the Dominican Republic
*List of political parties in the Dominican Republic
External links
* [http://domino-13.prominic.com/A55979/Congreso+Nacional.nsf/senado+frameset?OpenFrameSet Senate of the Dominican Republic]
* [http://www.senado.gov.do/ Senate of the Dominican Republic (Spanish)]
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