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The Senate (Spanish: ''Senado'') is the upper house of the Congress Of Colombia . The Senate has 102 elected members for four-year terms. HOW THE SENATE IS ELECTED According to the Colombian Constitution, 100 senators (''senador(es)'') are elected from a single national candidate list. The remaining two are elected from a special list set aside for Indigenous Peoples communities. Senators can be elected by Colombian citizens abroad. REQUIREMENTS To be a senator, a person must be a natural-born Colombian citizen who has attained the age of 30 years at the moment of election. EXCLUSIVE POWERS OF THE SENATE # Approve or reject the resignations of both the President and the Vice-President. # Approve or reject all military rank promotion at all grades. # Grant leaves of absence for the President in cases other than sickness, and determine whether the reasons for the leave are worthy. # Allow for the transit of foreign troops through Colombian territory. # Authorize the Government to declare war on a foreign nation. # Elect the Constitutional Court justices. # Elect the Attorney General. LATEST ELECTION PREVIOUS ELECTION EXTERNAL LINKS
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