Upper house in the legislature of the Dominican Republic
Senate of the Dominican Republic
Senado de la República Dominicana
Seal of the Dominican Republic Senate
Flag of the Dominican Republic Senate
Type
Type
Upper house
of the Congress of the Dominican Republic
Term limits
None
History
Founded
1844 and 1908[1]
New session started
August 16, 2023 (2023-08-16)
Leadership
President
Ricardo de los Santos Polanco, PRM since August 16, 2023
Vice-President
Santiago Zorrilla, PRM since August 16, 2020
Majority Leader
Faride Raful, PRM since August 16, 2020
Minority Leader
Dionis Sánchez, FP since August 16, 2020
Structure
Seats
32
Political groups
PRM and allies (18)
PRM: 17 seats
DXC: 1 seat
Opposition (14)
FP: 9 seats
PLD: 3 seats
PRSC: 2 seats
Length of term
4 years
Elections
Voting system
First past the post mixed of a plurality and a transferable vote from the given to any same party deputies candidates in the Province.
Last election
July 5, 2020
Next election
May 19, 2024
Meeting place
Hemicycle of the Senate
Congress Palace, Santo Domingo
Website
http://www.senado.gob.do/senado/
Politics of the Dominican Republic
Constitution
Constitutional Court
Law
Legislature
Congress of the Dominican Republic
Chamber of Deputies
President of the Chamber
Radhamés Camacho
Senate
President of the Senate
Reinaldo Pared Pérez
Executive
President of the Dominican Republic(list)
Luis Abinader (PRM)
Vice President of the Dominican Republic
Raquel Peña (PRM)
Cabinet
Judiciary
Supreme Court of the Dominican Republic
National Council of the Magistracy
Council of the Judiciary Branch
National Judicial College
Recent elections
Presidential: 2008
2012
Parliamentary: 2006
2010
General: 2020
2024
Administrative divisions
Provinces
Governors
Municipalities
Geographic Regions
Foreign relations
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Minister: Miguel Vargas
Diplomatic missions of / in the Dominican Republic
Passports
Visa requirements
Visa policy
Dominican Republic portal
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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.
^Checo, José Chez; Sang, Mu-Kien Adriana. "Historia de la Cámara de Diputados - TOMO I. 1844-1978" (PDF). www.camaradediputados.gob.do.
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