Senate of Uruguay

The Chamber of Senators of Uruguay (Cámara de Senadores de Uruguay), or Senate, is the upper house of the General Assembly of Uruguay (Asamblea General del Uruguay). It has 30 members, elected for a five-year term by proportional representation; the Vice-president presides over the chamber's sessions.[1]

Chamber of Senators

Cámara de Senadores
50th Legislature
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
History
Founded4 October 1830[2]
Leadership
Carolina Cosse (Broad Front)
since 1 March 2025
Structure
Seats30
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Political groups
Government
  • <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Political party/B' not found.; color:;">  Broad Front (16)

Opposition (14)

  • <span class="legend-color" style="background-color:Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Political party/N' not found.; color:;">  National Party (9)
  •   Colorado Party (5)
Elections
Party-list proportional representation
D'Hondt method
Last election
27 October 2024
Next election
27 October 2029
Meeting place
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The Senate into the Palacio Legislativo
Website
Official website

Senate Of Uruguay Media

References

  1. "Cámara de Senadores | Parlamento". parlamento.gub.uy. Retrieved 2020-03-27.
  2. PRESIDENCIA DE LA ASAMBLEA GENERAL Y DEL SENADO PRESIDENCIA DE LA CAMARA DE REPRESENTANTES (October 29, 2013). "Parlamentarios Uruguayos 1830-2005" (PDF). www.parlamento.gub.uy. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 29, 2013.