The National Congress (Spanish: Congreso Nacional) is the national legislature of Bolivia, based in the capital of La Paz. This article is about the international language known as Spanish. ... Chamber of the Estates-General, the Dutch legislature. ... The Republic of Bolivia is a landlocked country in central South America. ... In politics a capital (also called capital city or political capital — although the latter phrase has an alternative meaning based on an alternative meaning of capital) is the principal city or town associated with its government. ... Central La Paz Panoramic sight of the city of La Paz La Paz is the administrative capital of Bolivia, as well as the departmental capital of La Paz Department. ...

The National Congress is bicameral, consisting of a lower house (the Chamber of Deputies or Cámara de Diputados) and an upper house (the Senate, or (Cámara de Senadores). In government, bicameralism is the practice of having two legislative or parliamentary chambers. ... A lower house is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the upper house. ... The Chamber of Deputies is the name given to the lower house of the bicameral legislatures of the following states: Argentina – Chamber of Deputies of Argentina (Cámara de Diputados) Bolivia – Chamber of Deputies of Bolivia (Cámara de Diputados) Brazil – Chamber of Deputies of Brazil (Cámara dos Deputados) Chile – Chamber of... An upper house is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the lower house. ... A senate is a deliberative body, often the upper house or chamber of a legislature. ...

The Senate has 27 seats. Each of the country's nine departments returns three senators: two from the party or formula that receives the most votes, with the third senator representing the second-placed party. Senators are elected from party lists to serve five-year terms, and the minimum age to hold a Senate seat is 35 years. Bolivia is divided into nine departments (capitals in parentheses)- Departmento Beni (Trinidad) Departmento Chuquisaca (Sucre) Departmento Cochabamba (Cochabamba) Departmento La Paz (La Paz) Departmento Oruro (Oruro) Departmento Pando (Cobija) Departmento Potosí (Potosí) Departmento Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz) Departmento Tarija (Tarija) Each of the departments is subdivided into provincias. ...

The Chamber of Deputies comprises 130 seats: 68 deputies are directly elected to represent single-member electoral districts, and an additional 62 are elected by proportional representation from party lists on a national basis. Deputies also serve five-year terms, and must be aged at least 25 on the day of the election. A constituency is any cohesive corporate unit or body bound by shared structures, goals or loyalty. ...

The last election was held on 30 June 2002. After the votes were counted, party strengths in Congress were as follows: June 30 is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 184 days remaining. ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The next election is scheduled to take place in June 2007. A political party is a political organization subscribing to a certain ideology or formed around very special issues with the aim to participate in power, usually by participating in elections. ... Politics of Bolivia Categories: Politics stubs | Bolivian political parties ... NFR logo New Republican Force (in Spanish: Nueva Fuerza Republicana) is a political party in Bolivia. ... ADN logo Nationalist Democratic Action (in Spanish: Acción Democrática Nacionalista) is a right-wing party in Bolivia led by Jorge Quiroga. ...

Buildings

The two chambers of Congress meet in the legislative palace located at Plaza Murillo, La Paz's main square. Plaza Murillo is also flanked by the presidential palace (informally known as the Palacio Quemado – the "Burnt Palace" – on account of repeated attempts to raze it to the ground in the 19th century) and the cathedral of Nuestra Señora de La Paz. Prior to becoming the seat of the legislature in 1904, the congress building had, at different times, housed a convent and a university. This article is about an abbey as a religious building. ... A university is an institution of higher education and of research, which grants academic degrees. ...

The Vice-President, in his capacity as President of Congress, has an imposing suite of offices on Calle Mercado in central La Paz. The building, designed by Emilio Villanueva, was erected during the 1920s and was originally intended to serve as the headquarters of Bolivia's central bank (Banco de la Nación Boliviana). Under Jaime Paz Zamora's 1989–1993 presidency, the building was reassigned to the vice-presidency, but the vice-presidential staff did not relocate entirely until major reconstruction and renovation work, starting in 1997, had been carried out. The Library of Congress and the National Congressional Archive are also located on the premises. Centuries: 19th century - 20th century - 21st century Decades: 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s - 1920s - 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s Years: 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 Referred to as the Roaring 20s. ... A central bank is an entity responsible for monetary policy of its country (or in the case of the EU, group of member countries). ... Jaime Paz Zamora (April 15, 1939), was President of Bolivia from August 6, 1989 to August 6, 1993. ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003) Events Media:January January 1 - Czechoslovakia divides. ... List of presidents of Bolivia In 1983, a poll was taken by a Bolivian newspaper to determine which seven historical presidents were regarded as most significant: Antonio José de Sucre, Andrés de Santa Cruz, Manuel Isidoro Belzu, Mariano Melgarejo, Aniceto Arce, Ismael Montes, and Víctor Paz Estenssoro. ...

External links

• National Congress (http://www.congreso.gov.bo/)
  • Senate (http://www.senado.bo/)
  • Chamber of Deputies (http://www.diputados.bo/)