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<div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Bicameral legislature of the Dominican Republic</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output 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alt="Coat of arms or logo" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Coat_of_arms_of_the_Dominican_Republic.svg/170px-Coat_of_arms_of_the_Dominican_Republic.svg.png" decoding="async" width="170" height="170" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Coat_of_arms_of_the_Dominican_Republic.svg/255px-Coat_of_arms_of_the_Dominican_Republic.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Coat_of_arms_of_the_Dominican_Republic.svg/340px-Coat_of_arms_of_the_Dominican_Republic.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="336" data-file-height="336" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #ededed">Type</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="padding:0.1em 0;line-height:1.3em;"><div style="display:inline" class="category"><a href="/wiki/Bicameral" class="mw-redirect" title="Bicameral">Bicameral</a></div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Houses</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Senate_of_the_Dominican_Republic" title="Senate of the Dominican Republic">Senate</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Chamber_of_Deputies_of_the_Dominican_Republic" title="Chamber of Deputies of the Dominican Republic">Chamber of Deputies</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #ededed">Leadership</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">President of the Senate</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ricardo_de_los_Santos_Polanco&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ricardo de los Santos Polanco (page does not exist)">Ricardo de los Santos Polanco</a>, <a href="/wiki/Modern_Revolutionary_Party" title="Modern Revolutionary Party">PRM</a> <br />since 16 August 2023 </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em">President of the Chamber of Deputies</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em"><a href="/wiki/Alfredo_Pacheco_(politician)" title="Alfredo Pacheco (politician)">Alfredo Pacheco</a>, <a href="/wiki/Modern_Revolutionary_Party" title="Modern Revolutionary Party">PRM</a> <br />since 16 August 2020 </div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #ededed">Structure</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Seats</th><td class="infobox-data">222<br /> 32 senators<br /> 190 deputies</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Senado_de_Rep%C3%BAblica_Dominicana_2020-2024.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img 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and allies</b> (18) <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#2F0DAD; color:white;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Modern_Revolutionary_Party" title="Modern Revolutionary Party">PRM</a> (17)</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#12E3FF; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Dominicans_for_Change" title="Dominicans for Change">DXC</a>: (1)</div> <p><b>Opposition</b> (14) </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Chamber_of_Deputies_of_the_Dominican_Republic" title="Chamber of Deputies of the Dominican Republic">Chamber of Deputies</a> political groups</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><b><a href="/wiki/Modern_Revolutionary_Party" title="Modern Revolutionary Party">PRM</a> and allies (101)</b> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#2F0DAD; color:white;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Modern_Revolutionary_Party" title="Modern Revolutionary Party">PRM</a> (88)</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#FFFB10; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Broad_Front_(Dominican_Republic)" title="Broad Front (Dominican Republic)">FA</a> (3)</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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color:white;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Civic_Renovation_Party" title="Civic Renovation Party">PCR</a> (1)</div> <p><b>Opposition: (89)</b> </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#991392; color:white;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Dominican_Liberation_Party" title="Dominican Liberation Party">PLD</a> (62)</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#16C90C; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/People%27s_Force" title="People's Force">FP</a> (16)</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#ED370F; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Social_Christian_Reformist_Party" title="Social Christian Reformist Party">PRSC</a> (5)</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#ADD8E6; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Dominican_Revolutionary_Party" title="Dominican Revolutionary Party">PRD</a> (3)</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#0EC4B5; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Country_Alliance_(Dominican_Republic)" title="Country Alliance (Dominican Republic)">ALPAÍS</a> (2)</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><div class="legend"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#88E880; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Liberal_Reformist_Party_(Dominican_Republic)" title="Liberal Reformist Party (Dominican Republic)">PRL</a> (1)</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #ededed">Elections</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Last <a href="/wiki/Senate_of_the_Dominican_Republic" title="Senate of the Dominican Republic">Senate</a> election</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/2024_Dominican_Republic_general_election" title="2024 Dominican Republic general election">19 May 2024</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Last <a href="/wiki/Chamber_of_Deputies_of_the_Dominican_Republic" title="Chamber of Deputies of the Dominican Republic">Chamber of Deputies</a> election</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/2024_Dominican_Republic_general_election" title="2024 Dominican Republic general election">19 May 2024</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Next <a href="/wiki/Senate_of_the_Dominican_Republic" title="Senate of the Dominican Republic">Senate</a> election</div></th><td class="infobox-data">2028</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Next <a href="/wiki/Chamber_of_Deputies_of_the_Dominican_Republic" title="Chamber of Deputies of the Dominican Republic">Chamber of Deputies</a> election</div></th><td class="infobox-data">2028</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #ededed">Meeting place</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Palacio_del_Congreso_Nacional_Santo_Domingo.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Palacio_del_Congreso_Nacional_Santo_Domingo.jpg/220px-Palacio_del_Congreso_Nacional_Santo_Domingo.jpg" 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Coat_of_arms_of_the_Dominican_Republic.svg/210px-Coat_of_arms_of_the_Dominican_Republic.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Coat_of_arms_of_the_Dominican_Republic.svg/280px-Coat_of_arms_of_the_Dominican_Republic.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="336" data-file-height="336" /></a></span></th></tr><tr><th style="border-bottom: #aaa 1px solid"></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:center; background:lavender;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_the_Dominican_Republic" title="Constitution of the Dominican Republic">Constitution</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Constitutional_Court_of_the_Dominican_Republic" title="Constitutional Court of the Dominican Republic">Constitutional Court</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Law_of_the_Dominican_Republic" title="Law of the Dominican Republic">Law</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:center; background:lavender;;color: var(--color-base)">Legislature</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><b><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Congress of the Dominican Republic</a></b></li></ul> <p><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Camara_de_Diputados_de_Rep%C3%BAblica_Dominicana_2020-2024.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Camara_de_Diputados_de_Rep%C3%BAblica_Dominicana_2020-2024.svg/50px-Camara_de_Diputados_de_Rep%C3%BAblica_Dominicana_2020-2024.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="26" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Camara_de_Diputados_de_Rep%C3%BAblica_Dominicana_2020-2024.svg/75px-Camara_de_Diputados_de_Rep%C3%BAblica_Dominicana_2020-2024.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Camara_de_Diputados_de_Rep%C3%BAblica_Dominicana_2020-2024.svg/100px-Camara_de_Diputados_de_Rep%C3%BAblica_Dominicana_2020-2024.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="360" data-file-height="185" /></a></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Senado_de_Rep%C3%BAblica_Dominicana_2020-2024.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Senado_de_Rep%C3%BAblica_Dominicana_2020-2024.svg/50px-Senado_de_Rep%C3%BAblica_Dominicana_2020-2024.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="26" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Senado_de_Rep%C3%BAblica_Dominicana_2020-2024.svg/75px-Senado_de_Rep%C3%BAblica_Dominicana_2020-2024.svg.png 1.5x, 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Republic">President of the Senate</a></li> <li>Ricardo de los Santos Polanco</li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:center; background:lavender;;color: var(--color-base)">Executive</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:ElSimboloDelPresidenciaDelaRepublicaDominicana.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/ElSimboloDelPresidenciaDelaRepublicaDominicana.png/30px-ElSimboloDelPresidenciaDelaRepublicaDominicana.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="30" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/ElSimboloDelPresidenciaDelaRepublicaDominicana.png/45px-ElSimboloDelPresidenciaDelaRepublicaDominicana.png 1.5x, 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title="Cabinet of the Dominican Republic">Cabinet</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:center; background:lavender;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Judiciary_of_the_Dominican_Republic" title="Judiciary of the Dominican Republic">Judiciary</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bandera_del_Poder_Judicial-Suprema_Corte_de_Justicia_Rep%C3%BAblica_Dominicana.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Bandera_del_Poder_Judicial-Suprema_Corte_de_Justicia_Rep%C3%BAblica_Dominicana.svg/30px-Bandera_del_Poder_Judicial-Suprema_Corte_de_Justicia_Rep%C3%BAblica_Dominicana.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="18" class="mw-file-element" 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href="/w/index.php?title=Council_of_the_Judiciary_Branch_(Dominican_Republic)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Council of the Judiciary Branch (Dominican Republic) (page does not exist)">Council of the Judiciary Branch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Judicial_College_(Dominican_Republic)" title="National Judicial College (Dominican Republic)">National Judicial College</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="text-align:center; background:lavender;;color: var(--color-base)">Recent <a href="/wiki/Elections_in_the_Dominican_Republic" title="Elections in the Dominican Republic">elections</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Presidential: <a href="/wiki/2008_Dominican_Republic_presidential_election" title="2008 Dominican Republic presidential election">2008</a></li><li><a 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href="/wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_the_Dominican_Republic" class="mw-redirect" title="Administrative divisions of the Dominican Republic">Administrative divisions</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Provinces_of_the_Dominican_Republic" title="Provinces of the Dominican Republic">Provinces</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_provincial_governors_in_the_Dominican_Republic" title="List of provincial governors in the Dominican Republic">Governors</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_municipalities_of_the_Dominican_Republic" title="List of municipalities of the Dominican Republic">Municipalities</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Geographic_Regions_of_the_Dominican_Republic&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Geographic Regions of the Dominican Republic (page does not exist)">Geographic Regions</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible 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Republic"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Politics_of_the_Dominican_Republic" title="Template talk:Politics of the Dominican Republic"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Politics_of_the_Dominican_Republic" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Politics of the Dominican Republic"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Congress of the Dominican Republic</b> (<a href="/wiki/Spanish_language" title="Spanish language">Spanish</a>: <i lang="es">Congreso de la República Dominicana</i>) is the bicameral legislature of the government of the <a href="/wiki/Dominican_Republic" title="Dominican Republic">Dominican Republic</a>, consisting of two houses, the <a href="/wiki/Senate_of_the_Dominican_Republic" title="Senate of the Dominican Republic">Senate</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Chamber_of_Deputies_of_the_Dominican_Republic" title="Chamber of Deputies of the Dominican Republic">Chamber of Deputies</a>. Both senators and deputies are chosen through direct election. There are no term limits for either chamber. </p><p>As provided by the Dominican Constitution, each of the 178 members of the Chamber of Deputies represents a district and serves a four-year term. Chamber seats are apportioned among the states by population. The 32 Senators serve staggered four-year terms. Each province has one senator, regardless of population. </p><p>The Constitution vests all legislative power in the Congress. The Chamber and Senate are equal partners in the legislative process (legislation cannot be enacted without the consent of both chambers); however, the Constitution grants each chamber some unique powers. The Senate is empowered to approve treaties and presidential appointments. Revenue-raising bills must originate in the Chamber of Deputies, which also has the sole power of impeachment, while the Senate has the sole power to try impeachment cases. </p><p>The Congress meets in the Palace of Congress in <a href="/wiki/Santo_Domingo" title="Santo Domingo">Santo Domingo</a>. </p><p>The term <a href="/wiki/Congress" title="Congress">Congress</a> actually refers to a particular meeting of the national legislature, reckoned according to the terms of representatives. Congressional elections are held in even numbered years divisible by four. <a href="/wiki/Suffrage" title="Suffrage">Suffrage</a> is universal and compulsory for all Dominican citizens aged over 18 or under that age if married. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Congress_of_the_Dominican_Republic&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Congress of the Dominican Republic was founded after the drafting of the Constitution, on 6 November 1844. In the chapter 2 of this Constitution is mentioned how the legislature would be divided into two legislative bodies called Tribunat (corresponding to the current House of Deputies) and Conservative Council (corresponding to the current Senate). Earlier, deputies and senators were elected by indirect and based on census vote and candidates could only be those with properties. </p><p>In 1854, the Constitution was amended to change the name of the Conservative Senate Council. Later, in December of the same year, a new revision to the Constitution was made to merge the two chambers in a Consultant Senate, being the first period in the history of the Dominican Republic in which the legislature was governed by a unicameral Congress. The bicameral system was again replaced in November 1865 after the Restoration of the Republic, separating the Congress in a <span class="cleanup-needed-content" style="padding-left:0.1em; padding-right:0.1em; color:var(--color-subtle, #54595d); border:1px solid var(--border-color-subtle, #c8ccd1);">House of Representatives and House of Representatives</span><sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="margin-left:0.1em; white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_clarify" title="Wikipedia:Please clarify"><span title="These appear to be the same thing; should one be a Senate? (July 2024)">clarification needed</span></a></i>]</sup>. </p><p>Between 1866 and 1907, the Dominican Republic is disputed between bicameral and unicameral, eliminating the Senate in the constitutional amendment of 1866, restoring it in 1878, and returning it to eliminate in 1880. The Senate reappeared as house of Congress in the Constitution of 1908, from which the bicameral system remained constant. During the first US intervention, Congress was dissolved not before elected president <a href="/wiki/Francisco_Henriquez_y_Carvajal" class="mw-redirect" title="Francisco Henriquez y Carvajal">Francisco Henriquez y Carvajal</a>. After the restoration of national sovereignty, Congress was again restored, and in 1927 the election of legislators were allowed by direct vote. </p><p>With the rise of <a href="/wiki/Rafael_Leonidas_Trujillo" class="mw-redirect" title="Rafael Leonidas Trujillo">Rafael Leonidas Trujillo</a> to power, the Congress became a cover for his political ambitions. In 1935, Trujillo was appointed by the Congress president for life, instituted on January 11 of each year as the Day of the Benefactor, and renamed the capital city Ciudad Trujillo. In 1941, Congress recognized the civil rights of women, allowing women to vote in the country. </p><p>After Trujillo's death, and after deposition of the constitutional government of Juan Bosch in 1963, Congress was dissolved by the Triumvirate. On 25 April 1965 a military group seeking to restore the Constitution of 1963 and replace the president Bosch entered the National Palace and made capitulate to Triumvirate, after which the newly restored Congress was sworn in as provisional president to the President of the Chamber of Deputies Jose Rafael Molina Ureña. However, President Urena had to resign two days later and applied for asylum. At this, the Congress appointed provisional president <a href="/wiki/Francisco_Alberto_Caama%C3%B1o_De%C3%B1%C3%B3" class="mw-redirect" title="Francisco Alberto Caamaño Deñó">Francisco Alberto Caamaño Deñó</a>, who took office on May 4 in front of a crowd at Independence Park. </p><p>After the second US intervention, and after the new constitutional government elected in 1966, under the presidency of <a href="/wiki/Joaqu%C3%ADn_Balaguer" title="Joaquín Balaguer">Joaquín Balaguer</a>, Congress made the longest constitutional reform of all constitutional reforms. This Constitution was amended in 1994 to prohibit presidential re-election and separate congressional and presidential elections (which had been held together since the reform of 1927) with 2 years apart. </p><p>Congress passed a constitutional amendment in May 2002, to restore the limitation of only 2 consecutive reelections. During the election of President of the Chamber of Deputies on 16 August 2003, there was a shooting inside the room of the legislative chamber. </p><p>Later in the constitutional reform of 2010, Congress passed a non-consecutive presidential reelection law, and rejoined the congressional and presidential elections, which are exceptionally extended the term of elected legislators in 2010 from 4 to 6 years until 2016. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Reviewing_and_guiding_the_executive">Reviewing and guiding the executive</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Congress_of_the_Dominican_Republic&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Reviewing and guiding the executive"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Congress exercises its review function by means of the <b>Speech of Accountability</b> and inquests. The Speech of Accountability it is the responsibility of the President of the Republic to report annually, before Congress, on the budgetary, financial and management administration that occurred in the previous year, as established in article 128, paragraph 2, subparagraph f) of the Constitution, An explanatory message of the macroeconomic and fiscal projections, expected economic, financial and social results and the main priorities that the government intends to implement under the General State Budget Law approved for the current year. The Constitution also contemplate that Congress should receive reports from the Chamber of Account, the Ministries and the Ombudsman. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Inquests">Inquests</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Congress_of_the_Dominican_Republic&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Inquests"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The legislative chambers, as well as the permanent and special commissions which they constitute, may invite ministers, vice ministers, directors and other civil servants of the <a href="/wiki/Public_administration" title="Public administration">Public Administration</a>, as well as any natural or legal person, to provide pertinent information on matters of Which are empowered.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>The reluctance of the persons cited to appear or to render the required declarations, can be sanctioned by the criminal courts of the Republic with the penalty indicated by the current legal provisions for cases of contempt of public authorities, at the request of the corresponding chamber.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. 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President of the Republic or the corresponding hierarchical superior for breach of responsibility.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. 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The National Assembly or the Joint session of both chambers are governed by its rules of organization and operation. In both cases the presidency will be assume by the President of the Senate; The vice president, the President of the Chamber of Deputies and the secretariat, the secretaries of each chamber. </p><p>Its responsibility of the National Assembly: </p> <ul><li>To know and decide on constitutional reforms, acting in this case, as a National Revisory Assembly;</li> <li>To examine the minutes of election of the President or President and of the Vice-President or Vice-President of the Republic;</li> <li>To proclaim to the President and Vice President of the Republic, receive their oath and accept or reject their resignations;</li> <li>Exercise the powers conferred by this Constitution and the organic regulation.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Latest_election">Latest election</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Congress_of_the_Dominican_Republic&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Latest election"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The latest election for the Congress was in 2020, as part of the <a href="/wiki/2020_Dominican_Republic_general_election" title="2020 Dominican Republic general election">general election</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Senate">Senate</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Congress_of_the_Dominican_Republic&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Senate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The following table shows the composition of the Chamber of Deputies at the <i>start</i> of the most recent legislative period (2020–2024) ignoring changes that may have occurred since then due to party transfers. </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <th>Party </th> <th>Votes </th> <th>% </th> <th>Seats </th> <th>+/– </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Modern_Revolutionary_Party" title="Modern Revolutionary Party">Modern Revolutionary Party</a></td> <td>1,768,588</td> <td>45.24</td> <td>17</td> <td>+15 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Dominican_Liberation_Party" title="Dominican Liberation Party">Dominican Liberation Party</a></td> <td>1,267,168</td> <td>32.41</td> <td>6</td> <td>–20 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/People%27s_Force" title="People's Force">People's Force</a></td> <td>141,836</td> <td>3.63</td> <td>1</td> <td>New </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Social_Christian_Reformist_Party" title="Social Christian Reformist Party">Social Christian Reformist Party</a></td> <td>116,353</td> <td>2.98</td> <td>6</td> <td>+5 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Dominican_Revolutionary_Party" title="Dominican Revolutionary Party">Dominican Revolutionary Party</a></td> <td>111,476</td> <td>2.85</td> <td>0</td> <td>–1 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/National_Unity_Party_(Dominican_Republic)" title="National Unity Party (Dominican Republic)">National Unity Party</a></td> <td>55,057</td> <td>1.41</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Country_Alliance_(Dominican_Republic)" title="Country Alliance (Dominican Republic)">Country Alliance</a></td> <td>54,209</td> <td>1.39</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Dominicans_for_Change" title="Dominicans for Change">Dominicans for Change</a></td> <td>48,365</td> <td>1.24</td> <td>1</td> <td>+1 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Social_Democratic_Institutional_Bloc" title="Social Democratic Institutional Bloc">Social Democratic Institutional Bloc</a></td> <td>48,124</td> <td>1.23</td> <td>1</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Civic_Renovation_Party" title="Civic Renovation Party">Civic Renovation Party</a></td> <td>36,030</td> <td>0.92</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Alternative_Democratic_Movement" title="Alternative Democratic Movement">Alternative Democratic Movement</a></td> <td>27,745</td> <td>0.71</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Liberal_Reformist_Party_(Dominican_Republic)" title="Liberal Reformist Party (Dominican Republic)">Liberal Reformist Party</a></td> <td>25,276</td> <td>0.65</td> <td>0</td> <td>–1 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Broad_Front_(Dominican_Republic)" title="Broad Front (Dominican Republic)">Broad Front</a></td> <td>24,863</td> <td>0.64</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Revolutionary_Social_Democratic_Party" title="Revolutionary Social Democratic Party">Revolutionary Social Democratic Party</a></td> <td>23,093</td> <td>0.59</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Alliance_for_Democracy_(Dominican_Republic)" title="Alliance for Democracy (Dominican Republic)">Alliance for Democracy</a></td> <td>20,868</td> <td>0.53</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Christian_People%27s_Party_(Dominican_Republic)" title="Christian People's Party (Dominican Republic)">Christian People's Party</a></td> <td>18,817</td> <td>0.48</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Quisqueyano_Christian_Democratic_Party" title="Quisqueyano Christian Democratic Party">Quisqueyano Christian Democratic Party</a></td> <td>17,125</td> <td>0.44</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Dominican_Humanist_Party" title="Dominican Humanist Party">Dominican Humanist Party</a></td> <td>15,963</td> <td>0.41</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Liberal_Action_Party&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Liberal Action Party (page does not exist)">Liberal Action Party</a></td> <td>14,537</td> <td>0.37</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/National_Progressive_Force" title="National Progressive Force">National Progressive Force</a></td> <td>14,485</td> <td>0.37</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Christian_Democratic_Union_(Dominican_Republic)" title="Christian Democratic Union (Dominican Republic)">Christian Democratic Union</a></td> <td>12,392</td> <td>0.32</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Possible_Country_(Dominican_political_party)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Possible Country (Dominican political party) (page does not exist)">Possible Country</a></td> <td>11,136</td> <td>0.28</td> <td>0</td> <td>New </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Independent_Revolutionary_Party" title="Independent Revolutionary Party">Independent Revolutionary Party</a></td> <td>9,628</td> <td>0.25</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/People%27s_Democratic_Party_(Dominican_Republic)" title="People's Democratic Party (Dominican Republic)">People's Democratic Party</a></td> <td>9,568</td> <td>0.24</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Institutional_Democratic_Party_(Dominican_Republic)" title="Institutional Democratic Party (Dominican Republic)">Institutional Democratic Party</a></td> <td>8,971</td> <td>0.23</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/National_Citizen_Will_Party" title="National Citizen Will Party">National Citizen Will Party</a></td> <td>7,651</td> <td>0.19</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">Invalid/blank votes</td> <td>120,562</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>– </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><b>Total</b></td> <td><b>4,029,886 </b></td> <td><b>100</b></td> <td><b>32</b></td> <td><b>0</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">Registered voters/turnout</td> <td>6,934,053</td> <td>58.12</td> <td>–</td> <td>– </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" colspan="7">Source: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://jce.gob.do/DesktopModules/Bring2mind/DMX/Download.aspx?EntryId=18730&Command=Core_Download&language=es-ES&PortalId=1&TabId=190">JCE</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Chamber_of_Deputies">Chamber of Deputies</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Congress_of_the_Dominican_Republic&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Chamber of Deputies"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The following table shows the composition of the Chamber of Deputies at the <i>start</i> of the most recent legislative period (2020–2024) ignoring changes that may have occurred since then due to party transfers. </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <th>Party </th> <th>Votes </th> <th>% </th> <th>Seats </th> <th>+/– </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Modern_Revolutionary_Party" title="Modern Revolutionary Party">Modern Revolutionary Party</a></td> <td>1,634,860</td> <td>40.84</td> <td>86</td> <td>+44 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Dominican_Liberation_Party" title="Dominican Liberation Party">Dominican Liberation Party</a></td> <td>1,261,802</td> <td>31.52</td> <td>75</td> <td>–31 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Dominican_Revolutionary_Party" title="Dominican Revolutionary Party">Dominican Revolutionary Party</a></td> <td>220,939</td> <td>5.52</td> <td>4</td> <td>–12 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/People%27s_Force" title="People's Force">People's Force</a></td> <td>170,993</td> <td>4.27</td> <td>3</td> <td>New </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Social_Christian_Reformist_Party" title="Social Christian Reformist Party">Social Christian Reformist Party</a></td> <td>165,800</td> <td>4.14</td> <td>6</td> <td>–12 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Country_Alliance_(Dominican_Republic)" title="Country Alliance (Dominican Republic)">Country Alliance</a></td> <td>71,899</td> <td>1.80</td> <td>2</td> <td>+1 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Dominicans_for_Change" title="Dominicans for Change">Dominicans for Change</a></td> <td>45,162</td> <td>1.13</td> <td>2</td> <td>+2 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Dominican_Humanist_Party" title="Dominican Humanist Party">Dominican Humanist Party</a></td> <td>42,597</td> <td>1.06</td> <td>1</td> <td>+1 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Civic_Renovation_Party" title="Civic Renovation Party">Civic Renovation Party</a></td> <td>39,589</td> <td>0.99</td> <td>1</td> <td>+1 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Social_Democratic_Institutional_Bloc" title="Social Democratic Institutional Bloc">Social Democratic Institutional Bloc</a></td> <td>37,235</td> <td>0.93</td> <td>2</td> <td>+2 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Revolutionary_Social_Democratic_Party" title="Revolutionary Social Democratic Party">Revolutionary Social Democratic Party</a></td> <td>33,362</td> <td>0.83</td> <td>1</td> <td>+1 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Alternative_Democratic_Movement" title="Alternative Democratic Movement">Alternative Democratic Movement</a></td> <td>32,723</td> <td>0.82</td> <td>0</td> <td>–1 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Broad_Front_(Dominican_Republic)" title="Broad Front (Dominican Republic)">Broad Front</a></td> <td>30,429</td> <td>0.76</td> <td>3</td> <td>+2 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/National_Unity_Party_(Dominican_Republic)" title="National Unity Party (Dominican Republic)">National Unity Party</a></td> <td>27,600</td> <td>0.69</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Alliance_for_Democracy_(Dominican_Republic)" title="Alliance for Democracy (Dominican Republic)">Alliance for Democracy</a></td> <td>26,570</td> <td>0.66</td> <td>2</td> <td>+2 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Christian_People%27s_Party_(Dominican_Republic)" title="Christian People's Party (Dominican Republic)">Christian People's Party</a></td> <td>20,894</td> <td>0.52</td> <td>0</td> <td>–1 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Quisqueyano_Christian_Democratic_Party" title="Quisqueyano Christian Democratic Party">Quisqueyano Christian Democratic Party</a></td> <td>19,414</td> <td>0.49</td> <td>1</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Christian_Democratic_Union_(Dominican_Republic)" title="Christian Democratic Union (Dominican Republic)">Christian Democratic Union</a></td> <td>18,199</td> <td>0.46</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Liberal_Party_of_Action&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Liberal Party of Action (page does not exist)">Liberal Party of Action</a></td> <td>17,655</td> <td>0.44</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Liberal_Reformist_Party_(Dominican_Republic)" title="Liberal Reformist Party (Dominican Republic)">Liberal Reformist Party</a></td> <td>15,652</td> <td>0.39</td> <td>1</td> <td>–2 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Possible_Country_(Dominican_political_party)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Possible Country (Dominican political party) (page does not exist)">Possible Country</a></td> <td>15,346</td> <td>0.38</td> <td>0</td> <td>New </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/National_Citizen_Will_Party" title="National Citizen Will Party">National Citizen Will Party</a></td> <td>12,517</td> <td>0.31</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Independent_Revolutionary_Party" title="Independent Revolutionary Party">Independent Revolutionary Party</a></td> <td>12,368</td> <td>0.31</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/National_Progressive_Force" title="National Progressive Force">National Progressive Force</a></td> <td>10,959</td> <td>0.27</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/People%27s_Democratic_Party_(Dominican_Republic)" title="People's Democratic Party (Dominican Republic)">People's Democratic Party</a></td> <td>10,598</td> <td>0.27</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/Institutional_Democratic_Party_(Dominican_Republic)" title="Institutional Democratic Party (Dominican Republic)">Institutional Democratic Party</a></td> <td>7,997</td> <td>0.20</td> <td>0</td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">Invalid/blank votes</td> <td>151,946</td> <td>–</td> <td>–</td> <td>– </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><b>Total</b></td> <td><b>4,003,159 </b></td> <td><b>100</b></td> <td><b>190</b></td> <td><b>0</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left">Registered voters/turnout</td> <td>7,529,932</td> <td>55.18</td> <td>–</td> <td>– </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" colspan="7">Source: <a rel="nofollow" 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Republic">List of political parties in the Dominican Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_legislatures_by_country" title="List of legislatures by country">List of legislatures by country</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Congress_of_the_Dominican_Republic&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output 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