Cámara de Senadores
The Cámara de Senadores (Senate) is the upper house of the General Assembly of Uruguay in the political bicameral system of Uruguay .
The Senate, together with the Cámara de Representantes, forms the country's legislative power . It has its seat in the Palacio Legislativo in the capital Montevideo . Composed of 30 he is under a proportional representation elected in the constituencies by popular representatives.
In the 48th legislative period from February 15, 2015 to February 15, 2020, as a result of the elections on October 25, 2014, there are 15 members of the Frente Amplio , 10 of the Partido Nacional , four of the Partido Colorado and one of the Partido Independiente . The Senate presidency in the 48th legislative period is held by Danilo Astori .
List of previous Senate presidents
Web links
- Official website. In: parlamento.gub.uy. (Spanish).
Individual evidence
- ↑ El resultado de las elecciones. In: 180.com. December 1, 2014, accessed November 22, 2019 (Spanish).
Coordinates: 34 ° 53 ′ 27.8 ″ S , 56 ° 11 ′ 14.1 ″ W.