Spanish Senate

Spanish Senate

Infobox Parliament
name = "El Senado de España"
The Spanish Senate
coa_pic = escudo_senado.gif
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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]
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The Spanish Senate ("Senado de España" in Spanish) is the upper house of Spain's parliament, the Cortes 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

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first = E.
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date =
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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External links

* [http://www.senado.es Official Senate web page]


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