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Senate

*Senaat* (Hennish)
Senate ; Senaat (Hennish)
28th Senate
Type
Type	Bicameral
Houses	First Chamber; Second Chamber
History
Founded	July 15, 1935
Preceded by	Hennish Constituent Assembly
Leadership
President of the First Chamber	Stijn Benoit, SAP ; since September 12, 2018
Speaker of the Second Chamber	Marlieke Dieleman, NVP ; since October 5, 2021
Structure
Seats	240 total; 60 (First Chamber); 180 (Second Chamber)
First Chamber political groups	Government (33) SAP (17); NVP (14); ReDé (2); Opposition (27) VDP (14); Green (6); MdP (2); VSD (2); HvH (2); Links (1);
Second Chamber political groups	Government (91) SAP (46); NVP (39); ReDé (6); Opposition (89) VDP (31); Green (19); HvH (16); MdP (8); Links (6); VSD (6); ABP (2); Vox (1);
Elections
First Chamber voting system	Indirect election
Second Chamber voting system	Party-list proportional representation
Second Chamber last election	3 September 2021
Second Chamber next election	On or before September 2025
Meeting place
	Senaatsgebouw, s'Holle
Website
	www.senaat.he

Revision as of 00:57, 29 September 2022

The Senate (Hennish: Senaat) is the bicameral federal legislature of the Hennish Republic. The senate consists of two chambers; an upper house called the First Chamber (Eerste Kamer), and a lower house called the Second Chamber (Tweede Kamer).

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-The '''Senate''' ({{wp|Dutch language|Hennish}}: ''Senaat'') is the {{wp|bicameralism|unicameral}} {{wp|federalism|federal}} {{wp|legislature}} of the [[Hennehouwe|Hennish Republic]]. The senate consists of two chambers; an {{wp|upper house}} called the [[First Chamber (Hennehouwe)|First Chamber]] (''Eerste Kamer''), and a {{wp|lower house}} called the [[Second Chamber (Hennehouwe)|Second Chamber]] (''Tweede Kamer'').
+The '''Senate''' ({{wp|Dutch language|Hennish}}: ''Senaat'') is the {{wp|bicameralism|bicameral}} {{wp|federalism|federal}} {{wp|legislature}} of the [[Hennehouwe|Hennish Republic]]. The senate consists of two chambers; an {{wp|upper house}} called the [[First Chamber (Hennehouwe)|First Chamber]] (''Eerste Kamer''), and a {{wp|lower house}} called the [[Second Chamber (Hennehouwe)|Second Chamber]] (''Tweede Kamer'').