| Parliament name (generic / translated) |
Asamblea Legislativa Plurinacional / Plurinational Legislative Assembly |
| Structure of parliament |
Bicameral |
| Chamber name (generic / translated) |
Cámara de Senadores / Chamber of Senators |
| Related chamber (for bicameral parliaments) |
Cámara de Diputados / Chamber of Deputies
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| APPOINTMENT AND TERM OF OFFICE |
| Title |
President of the Senate |
| Term |
- duration: 1 year
- reasons for interruption of the term: resignation, death, dissolution
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| Appointment |
- elected by all the Senators
- after validation of mandates
- after Senators are sworn in
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| Eligibility |
- any Senator can be a candidate |
| Voting system |
- formal vote by secret ballot |
| Procedures / results |
- the eldest Senator presides over the Senate during the voting |
| STATUS |
| Status |
- ranks second in the hierarchy of State (Vice President of the Republic)
- represents the Senate with the public authorities
- represents the Senate in international bodies
- in the absence of the President, the Vice Presidents can assume his/her role and functions
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| Board |
- the Governing Board is regulated by the Standing Orders
- consists of the President, two Vice Presidents and three Secretaries
- duration: 1 year
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| Material facilities |
NA (no information received) |
| FUNCTIONS |
| Organization of parliamentary business |
- organizes the debates and sets speaking time
- examines the admissibility of bills and amendments
- refers texts to a committee for study
- the Board can :
* convenes sessions
* establishes and modifies the agenda
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| Chairing of public sittings |
- can open, adjourn and close sittings
- makes announcements concerning the Senate
- takes disciplinary measures in the event of disturbance, and lifts such measures
- establishes the list of speakers, gives and withdraws permission to speak
- calls for a vote, decides how it is to be carried out, verifies the voting procedure and cancels a vote in the event of irregularities
- checks the quorum
- authenticates the adopted texts and the records of debates
- has discretionary power to give the floor outside the agenda and thus organizes impromptu debates
- the Board can :
* ensures respect for provisions of the Constitution and Standing Orders
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| Special powers |
- the Board can :
* is responsible for establishing the budget
* organizes the services of Parliament
- is responsible for safety, and in this capacity, can call the police in the event of disturbance in the Senate |
| Speaking and voting rights, other functions |
- takes part in voting in the event of a tied vote or where voting is by secret ballot
- provides guidelines for the interpretation or completion of the text under discussion
- transmits laws to the Executive for promulgation
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