| Argentine National Senate Senado de la Nación Argentina |
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| Type | |
| Type | Upper house |
| Leadership | |
| Vice President of Argentina | Julio Cobos, UCR since Dec 10, 2007 |
| Provisional President | José Pampuro, PJ-FPV since Dec 10, 2005 |
| Majority Leader | Miguel Ángel Pichetto, PJ-FPV since Dec 10, 2001 |
| Minority Leader | Gerardo Morales, UCR since Dec 10, 2005 |
| Members | 72 (list) |
| Political groups | PJ - FPV UCR ARI Tierra del Fuego Civic and Social Front of Catamarca Córdoba Civic Front PJ La Pampa PJ San Luis PJ 8th October PJ Federal Santa Fé Civic Front for Santiago Civic Coalition Liberal Party of Corrientes Production and Labour PJ Dialogue with Argentines Neuquino People's Movement PJ Federalism and Freedom Front for Everyone Salta Renewal Party Socialist Party Federal Buenos Aires Project PJ Labour and Dignity |
| Elections | |
| Last election | 28 June 2009 |
| Meeting place | |
| Senate Chamber, Argentine Congress Buenos Aires, Argentina |
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| Website | |
| http://www.senado.gov.ar | |
The Argentine Senate is the upper house of the Argentine National Congress. It has 72 senators: three for each province and three for the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires. The number of senators per province was raised from two to three following the 1994 amendment of the Argentine Constitution, and the change took effect since the May 14, 1995, general elections.
Senators are elected by direct election on a provincial basis, with the party with the most votes being awarded two of the province's senate seats and the second-place party receiving the third seat. Currently one-third of the members are elected every two years to a six-year term: in other words, one-third of the provinces hold senatorial elections every two years. There are no restrictions on repeated re-election. The Senate is presided over by the Vice-President of the Republic, who has the casting vote in the event of ties.
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According to Section 55 of the Argentine Constitution, candidates for the Argentine Senate must
| Senate of Argentina (as of March 2010) [1] |
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| Party blocs | Seats | Party blocs | Seats |
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| PJ - Front for Victory (FPV) |
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Radical Civic Union (UCR) |
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| ARI of Tierra del Fuego |
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Civic and Social Front of Catamarca |
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| PJ 8th October |
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Córdoba Civic Front |
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| PJ of San Luis |
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PJ of La Pampa |
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| PJ Federal Santa Fe |
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Rionegrino Encounter |
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| Civic Coalition (CC-ARI) |
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Liberal Party of Corrientes |
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| Neuquino People's Movement (MPN) |
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Front for Everyone |
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| PJ Federalism and Freedom |
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Production and Labour |
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| Federal Buenos Aires Project |
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Salta Renewal Party |
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| Civic Front for Santiago |
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PJ Labour and Dignity |
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| Socialist Party |
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PJ Dialogue for the Argentines |
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| 72 members | |||
The pro-government Front of Victory block and allies have 35 votes, the sum of the various opposition blocks have 37 votes.
The Senate is presided over by the Vice-President of the country, currently Julio Cobos. Day to day leadership of the Senate is conducted by the 'Provisional President', who has been Front for Victory (FPV) Senator José Pampuro since 2006.
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