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Upper house of the Plurinational Legislative Assembly of Bolivia
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The
Chamber of Senators
(
Spanish
:
Camara de Senadores
) is the
upper house
of the
Plurinational Legislative Assembly
of
Bolivia
. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in the
Political Constitution of the State
and others determined by
Bolivian laws
. The Senate is the legislative body of the country, where each Senator represents the interests of their
Departments
. The session room is located in the Legislative Palace building in
Plaza Murillo
.
The Senate has 36 seats. Each of the country's nine
departments
returns four
senators
elected by
proportional representation
(using the
D'Hondt method
).
[2]
(From 1985 to 2009, the Senate had 27 seats: three seats per department: two from the party or formula that receives the most votes, with the third senator representing the second-placed party.) Senators are elected from party lists to serve five-year terms, and the minimum age to hold a Senate seat is 35 years.
The Senate was established in the 1831, disestablished later, and re-established in 1878.
[3]
Before the adoption of the new Constitution of 2009, this chamber was called
National Senate
(
Spanish
:
Senado Nacional
).
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