Congress of the Republic of Venezuela | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| Houses | Upper house: Senate of Venezuela Lower house: Venezuelan Chamber of Deputies |
| History | |
| Established | 1811 |
| Disbanded | 1999 |
| Succeeded by | National Assembly (Venezuela) |
| Meeting place | |
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| Palacio Federal Legislativo, Caracas | |
The Congress of the Republic, also known as the National Congress, represented the Venezuelan Legislative Branch until 1999. It had a bicameral composition: a Chamber of Senators (or Senate) and a Chamber of Deputies. The last president of the Chamber of Senators (who, in turn, served as President of Congress) was Luis Alfonso Dávila, elected senator in the State of Anzoátegui by the Socialist-leaning party Movimiento Quinta República; the last president of the Chamber of Deputies (who also served as Vice President of Congress) was Henrique Capriles Radonski, who was elected deputy in the State of Zulia by the Christian Socialist party COPEI.
Different sectors of Venezuelan political life, both in the opposition and in government, have raised the possibility that, at some point, two chambers will again function in the Venezuelan Legislative Branch, resuming their bicameral composition. However, so far these are only proposals that have been made.[1][2]
- ^ "Isaías Rodríguez planteó reanudar la figura de parlamento bicameral". Analitica.com (in Spanish). 2017-09-21. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
- ^ "Ramos Allup: Parlamento debe volver a ser bicameral | Monitor Legislativo" (in European Spanish). Archived from the original on 2019-05-13. Retrieved 2020-01-31.