Beni is represented in the Plurinational Legislative Assembly by four senators and their substitutes elected through proportional representation. They serve five-year terms and qualify for reelection indefinitely. The current delegation comprises two senators from Civic Community (CC), one from the Movement for Socialism (MAS-IPSP), and one from Creemos: Cecilia Moyoviri, Walter Justiniano, Suka Nacif, and Claudia Égüez. Their respective substitutes are: Fernando Vaca, Neila Velarde, Misdrael Mamani, and Javier Villavicencio. Although the bicameral system was adopted in the 1831 Constitution and was maintained in subsequently promulgated constitutions, it can be affirmed that with the exception of very small intervals, the Senate did not, in fact, exercise its functions until the convocation of the 1882 legislature.[1] Furthermore, due to heavy political instability and frequent military interventions since 1882, Bolivia did not experience a continuous, uninterrupted legislative session until 1982.
List of senators
edit| Legislature | L. | Senator | Party | Term of office | Substitute | Party | Term of office | E. | Caucus | Ref. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Took office | Left office | Sen. | Sub. | |||||||||||
| 2020–2025 [2][3] |
1° | Cecilia Moyoviri | IND | 3 November 2020 | Incumbent | Fernando Vaca | IND | 9 November 2020 | Incumbent | 2020 | CC | [4] | [5] | |||
| 2° | Walter Justiniano | IND | 3 November 2020 | Incumbent | Neila Velarde | IND | 9 November 2020 | Incumbent | [6] | [7] | ||||||
| 1° | Suka Nacif | MAS | 3 November 2020 | Incumbent | Misdrael Mamani | MAS | 9 November 2020 | Incumbent | MAS | [8] | [9] | |||||
| 1° | Claudia Égüez | IND | 3 November 2020 | Incumbent | Javier Villavicencio | IND | 9 November 2020 | Incumbent | CRMS | [10] | ||||||
References
editFootnotes
edit- ^ Cáceres Bilbao 2000, p. 88
- ^ "Nómina de Ciudadanos Electos como Senadores" (PDF). oep.org.bo (in Spanish). La Paz: Plurinational Electoral Organ. 2020. p. 19. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 November 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- ^ Titular senators were sworn in 3 November 2020:
- Medina, Eduardo (3 November 2020). "Los nuevos asambleístas electos juran para el periodo 2020–2025". La Razón (in Spanish). La Paz. Archived from the original on 16 November 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- "Posesionan a 35 senadores suplentes en la primera sesión ordinaria de la legislatura 2020–2021". web.senado.gob.bo (in Spanish). La Paz: Chamber of Senators. 9 November 2020. Archived from the original on 11 April 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Cecilia Moyoviri Moye". web.senado.gob.bo (in Spanish). La Paz: Chamber of Senators. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 12 December 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ^ "Fernando Alfonso Vaca Suárez". web.senado.gob.bo (in Spanish). La Paz: Chamber of Senators. Archived from the original on 12 December 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ^ "Walter Jesús Justiniano Martínez". web.senado.gob.bo (in Spanish). La Paz: Chamber of Senators. Archived from the original on 12 December 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ^ "Neila Velarde Salas". web.senado.gob.bo (in Spanish). La Paz: Chamber of Senators. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 12 December 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ^ "María Roxana Nacif Barboza". web.senado.gob.bo (in Spanish). La Paz: Chamber of Senators. Archived from the original on 12 December 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ^ "Misdrael Mamani Arenas". web.senado.gob.bo (in Spanish). La Paz: Chamber of Senators. Archived from the original on 5 August 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ^ "Claudia Elena Égüez Algarañaz". web.senado.gob.bo (in Spanish). La Paz: Chamber of Senators. Archived from the original on 12 December 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
Bibliography
edit- Cáceres Bilbao, Pío (2000). Bolivia, el Senado Nacional (Album): Bosquejo Histórico Parlamentario, 1825–1925 (in Spanish) (2nd ed.). La Paz: Editora Atenea S.R.L.
- Romero Ballivián, Salvador (2018). Quiroga Velasco, Camilo Sergio (ed.). Diccionario Biográfico de Parlamentarios 1979–2019 (in Spanish) (2nd ed.). La Paz: Fundación de Apoyo al Parlamento y la Participación Ciudadana; Fundación Konrad Adenauer. ISBN 978-99974-0-021-5.