senators are directly elected according to the constitution.
senators are directly elected according to the constitution.
who is directly elected according to the constitution?
senators
of the total of 40 directly elected senators, 25 were elected by the dutch electoral college and 15 by the french electoral college. these numbers were fixed by article 67 of the belgian constitution and roughly reflect the ratio of dutch-speakers to french-speakers by population. the directly elected senators were always elected on the same day as the members of the chamber of representatives, for a term of 4 years, except if the chambers are dissolved earlier. the last federal election that had directly elected senators took place on sunday june 13, 2010.









































section::::composition.:former categories of senators.:provincial senators.
senate (belgium)
the local dzongkhag tshogdu comprises one elected gup (headman) and mangmi (deputy) from each gewog tshogde; one elected representative from that dzongkhag thromde; and one elected representative from the dzongkhag yenlang thromdes.









































more locally, the gewog tshogde comprises between five and eight tshogpas, who are directly elected according to chiwog constituencies, and the gup (headman) and mangmi (deputy), who are directly elected by gewog voters at-large.









































most locally, the citizens of thromde (municipalities) directly elect between seven and ten members, including a thrompon as executive, to the thromde tshogde.









































section::::election laws.:voters.
elections in bhutan