Senate of Romania
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Not to be confused with Roman Senate.
The Senate (Romanian: Senat) is the upper house in the bicameral Parliament of Romania. It has 136 seats (before the 2016 Romanian parliamentary election the total number of elected representatives was 176[1]), to which members are elected by direct popular vote using party-list proportional representation[1] in 43 electoral districts (the 41 counties, the city of Bucharest plus 1 constituency for the Romanians living abroad), to serve four-year terms.
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Senate Senatul | |
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9th Legislature | |
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Type | of the Parliament of Romania |
History | |
Founded | 1864 |
Leadership | |
Structure | |
Seats | 136 |
49 36 20 13 9 8 | |
Political groups | Government (85)
Opposition (51)
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Committees | 15
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Elections | |
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Last election | 6 December 2020 |
Next election | 21 March 2025 |
Meeting place | |
Palace of the Parliament, Bucharest | |
Website | |
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