Argentine Senate

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Template:Politicsboxend The Argentine Senate is the upper house of parliament in Argentina. It has 72 senators: three for each province and three for the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires. Senators are elected by direct vote on a provincial basis, with the party with the most votes being awarded two of the province's senate seats and the second-place party receiving 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 senatorial elections every two years.

The Senate is presided over by the Vice-President of the Republic, who has the casting vote in the event of ties.

Party blocs	Seats	Party blocs	Seats
Senate of Argentina (12 May 2003)
Justicialist Party	40	Cruzada Renovadora de San Juan	1
Radical Civic Union	16	Frente Grande	1
Frente Cívico Jujeño	2	Front for a Country in Solidarity	1
Frente Cívico y Social de Catamarca	2	Fuerza Republicana	1
Movimiento Popular Neuquino	2	Liberal de Corrientes	1
Radical Independiente	2	Renovador de Salta	1
70 members: only two for Corrientes and two for Buenos Aires.