Argentine Senate facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Argentine National Senate Senado de la Nación Argentina
Type
Type	Upper house
Leadership
Vice President of Argentina	Amado Boudou, PJ-FPV Since 10 Dec 2011
Provisional President	Beatriz Rojkés de Alperovich, PJ-FPV Since 30 Nov 2011
Majority Leader	Miguel Ángel Pichetto, PJ-FPV Since 10 Dec 2001
Minority Leader	Gerardo Morales, UCR Since 10 Dec 2005
Structure
Seats	72 (list)
Political groups	PJ - FPV (30) UCR (17) Federal Peronism (14) Progressive Ample Front (4) Córdoba Civic Front (2) New Encounter (2) Civic Coalition (2) Civic Front for Santiago (1) Neuquén People's Movement (1)
Elections
Last election	28 June 2009
Meeting place
Senate Chamber, Argentine Congress Buenos Aires, Argentina
Website
http://www.senado.gov.ar

The Argentine Senate is the upper house of the Argentine National Congress. It has 72 senators. There are three for each province and three for Buenos Aires. There used to be 2 senators from each province. That was changed in 1994.

Senators are elected by direct election on a provincial basis. The party with the most votes is given two of the province's senate seats. The second-place party gets 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 senate elections every two years.

Requirements

According to Section 55 of the Argentine Constitution, candidates for the Argentine Senate must

• be at least 30 years old
• have been a citizen of Argentina for six years
• be native to the province of his office, or have been a resident of that province for two years.

Images for kids

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  The Alfredo Palacios Senate Office Building

See also

In Spanish: Senado de la Nación Argentina para niños