Chamber of Senators of Paraguay

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The Chamber of Senators of Paraguay is the upper house of the country’s bicameral legislature, responsible for national lawmaking, oversight, and representing the Paraguayan electorate at the federal level.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf upper house of parliament
abbreviation Senado
budgetaryRole examines and votes on the national budget
constituency single nationwide constituency
constitutionalStatus one of the two chambers of the National Congress
country Paraguay
electionCycle elected concurrently with the President of Paraguay
electoralSystem proportional representation
electorate citizens of Paraguay eligible to vote in national elections
establishedBy Constitution of Paraguay
hasChamber unicameral counterpart: Chamber of Deputies of Paraguay
houseType upper house
includes 30 alternate senators
45 titular senators
jurisdiction entire territory of Paraguay
languageUsed Guaraní
Spanish
legalAuthority Constitution and laws of Paraguay
legislativeBranchOf Government of Paraguay
levelOfGovernment national
location Asunción
meetsFrequency regular sessions and extraordinary sessions as provided by law
meetsIn Congress building in Asunción
nativeName Cámara de Senadores de la Nación
nativeNameLanguage es
numberOfMembers 45
oversightMechanism parliamentary inquiries and interpellations
partOf National Congress of Paraguay
power can amend legislation
can approve or reject bills passed by the Chamber of Deputies
can initiate legislation
presidingOfficerTitle President of the Senate
relation co-equal chamber with the Chamber of Deputies of Paraguay in the legislative process
represents Paraguayan electorate at the national level
responsibility approval of international treaties
legislative oversight of the executive branch
national lawmaking
participation in the budget approval process
political control and investigation of public administration
roleInImpeachment participates in political trial procedures as defined by the Constitution
supervises actions of the Executive Branch of Paraguay
termLength 5 years
termLimits no term limits for senators
typeOfRepresentation party-list representation
votingSystem closed party-list proportional representation

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Congress of Paraguay legislativeChamber Chamber of Senators of Paraguay
Congress of Paraguay house Chamber of Senators of Paraguay
Tetã Paraguái hasUpperHouse Chamber of Senators of Paraguay
Chamber of Deputies of Paraguay hasUpperHouse Chamber of Senators of Paraguay
subject linked to: Chamber of Deputies
Chamber of Senators of Paraguay alsoKnownAs Senate of Paraguay
subject linked to: Chamber of Senators
linked to: Chamber of Senators of Paraguay
Government of Paraguay upperHouse Chamber of Senators of Paraguay
Supreme Court of Paraguay appointingAuthority Senate of Paraguay
linked to: Chamber of Senators of Paraguay
Supreme Court of Paraguay confirmedBy Senate of Paraguay
linked to: Chamber of Senators of Paraguay
Chamber of Deputies of Paraguay otherChamber Senate of Paraguay
linked to: Chamber of Senators of Paraguay
Chamber of Deputies of Paraguay coLegislativeWith Senate of Paraguay
linked to: Chamber of Senators of Paraguay
Chamber of Deputies with 80 members coexistsWith Chamber of Senators of Paraguay
Paraguayan general elections chamberElected Senate of Paraguay
linked to: Chamber of Senators of Paraguay
Palacio del Congreso hasPart Chamber of Senators of Paraguay
Congress building of Paraguay houses Chamber of Senators of Paraguay
Congress building of Paraguay usedBy Senators of Paraguay
linked to: Chamber of Senators of Paraguay