Senate of Colombia
Senate of Colombia Senado de Colombia | |
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| 9th Congress | |
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| Type | |
| Type | Upper house of the Congress of Colombia |
| Leadership | |
First Vice President | |
Second Vice President | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 108[a] |
 | |
Political groups | Government (34)
Independents (47)
Opposition (24)
Vacant (3)
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| Elections | |
| Proportional representation | |
Last election | 13 March 2022 |
| Meeting place | |
| Capitolio Nacional, Bogotá | |
| Website | |
| www | |
The Senate of the Republic of Colombia (Spanish: Senado de la República de Colombia) is the upper house of the Congress of Colombia, with the lower house being the House of Representatives. The Senate has 108 members elected for concurrent (non-rotating) four-year terms.[1]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Constitución Política de 1991 (Artículo 262)". Secretaría General del Senado.
- ↑ The number of seats changed in both the Senate and House due to the peace process with FARC which they get 5 parliamentary seats in the Senate and House and the president who is elected gets 1 seat
- ↑
- Alternative Democratic Pole (5)
- Humane Colombia (5)
- MAIS (4)
- Patriotic Union (4)
- Peace Force (1)
- ↑ As part of a peace process agreement between the Colombian Government and the FARC rebels, FARC agreed to disarm in exchange for 5 parliamentary seats in the Senate
- ↑ Indigenous seat
- ↑ Indigenous seat
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