National Congress of Chile
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National Congress of Chile Congreso Nacional de Chile | |
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| Houses | Senate Chamber of Deputies |
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President of the Senate | |
Fidel Espinoza, PS | |
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Political groups | Government
Opposition
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Political groups | Government
Opposition
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| Elections | |
| Open list proportional representation | |
| Meeting place | |
| Valparaíso, Chile | |
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The National Congress of Chile (Spanish: Congreso Nacional de Chile) is the legislative branch of the government of the Republic of Chile.
The National Congress of Chile was founded on July 4, 1811. It is a bicameral legislature composed of the Chamber of Deputies (lower house), of 155 Deputies (120 before 2017) and by the Senate (upper house), formed by 50 Senators (38 before 2017).
The organisation of Congress and its powers and duties are defined in articles 42 to 59 of the current constitution and by the Constitutional Organic Law No. 18,918.
Congress meets in the Chile Congress building, which was built during the last years of the Pinochet regime and stands in the port city of Valparaíso, some 140 km west of the capital, Santiago. This new building replaced the Former National Congress Building, located in downtown Santiago.
On 13 September 1973, the Government Junta of Chile dissolved Congress.[1]
See also
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References
- ^ Junta general names himself as new President of Chile. The Guardian, Friday, 14 September 1973
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