The Senate of the country of Haiti is the upper house of Haiti's bicameral legislature, the National Assembly.
The lower house of the National Assembly is the Chamber of Deputies.
The Senate of Haiti consists of thirty seats, with three members from each of the ten administrative departments.
Prior to the creation of the Nippes Department in 2003, there were twenty-seven seats.
Senators in Haiti are elected by popular vote to six-year terms, with one-third elected every two years.
There are no term limits for Senators; they may be re-elected indefinitely.
After the elections of 2000, twenty-six of the then twenty-seven seats of the Senate were held by Jean-Bertrand Aristide's Fanmi Lavalas party.
The Senate was not in session following the overthrow of Aristide's government in February 2004. An interim government was put in place following the rebellion, and the remaining Senators were not recognized during that time. The Senate was re-established and elections were held on 21 April 2006.
Posted by The Media on 4/16/10 2:45 PM
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