Senate of Salta explained

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Senate of Satlta
Native Name:Cámara de Senadores de la Provincia de Salta
Logo Pic:Escudo de la Provincia de Salta.svg
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House Type:Upper house of the Legislature of Salta
Leader1 Type:President
Leader1:Antonio Marocco
Party1:CpS
Election1:10 December 2019
Leader2 Type:1st Vice President
Leader2:Mashur Lapad
Party2:CpS
Election2:10 December 2019
Leader3 Type:2nd Vice President
Leader3:Walter Hernán Cruz
Party3:CpS
Election3:10 December 2019
Leader4 Type:3rd Vice President
Leader4:Esteban D'Andrea Cornejo
Party4:CpS
Election4:10 December 2019
Members:23
Structure1:Saltasenado20212023.svg
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Political Groups1:Government (20)

Opposition (3)

Last Election1:15 August 2021 (12 seats)
Voting System1:First-past-the-post
Session Room:Legislatura provincial salta.jpg
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Meeting Place:Legislative Palace
Salta, Salta Province
Website:http://www.senadosalta.gob.ar/

The Chamber of Senators of Salta Province (Spanish; Castilian: Cámara de Senadores de la Provincia de Salta), better known simply as the Senate (Senado), is the upper house of the Legislature of Salta Province, one of Argentina's 23 provinces. It comprises 23 members elected in each of the 23 departments of Salta using the first-past-the-post system.[1]

Senators are elected for four-year terms, and, as in the National Chamber of Deputies and most other provincial legislatures, elections are held every two years, so that half of its members are up in each election. The Senate is presided by the Vice Governor of the province, who is elected every four years alongside the governor. Presently, the post is occupied by Antonio Marocco of the Justicialist Party.[2]

Alongside the Chamber of Deputies, the Senate convenes in the Legislative Palace, in the provincial capital of Salta. The building, a city landmark, is of an Italian academic style. Its construction began in 1892 and extended until 1902.[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: Asumen senadores de 12 departamentos. El Tribuno. 24 November 2021. 25 January 2023. es.
  2. News: Legisladores del NOA y NEA debatieron políticas comunes en Jujuy. Página 12. 16 August 2022. 25 January 2023. es.
  3. Web site: Salta festejó sus 431 años en una colorida jornada. El Tribuno. es. 17 April 2013. 2 March 2020.