Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p The Senate (in Dutch: Eerste Kamer der Staten-Generaal [Dutch pronunciation: [ˈeːrstə ˈkaːmər dɛr ˈstaːtə(n) ˌɣeːnəˈraːɫ]], literally "First Chamber of the States General", short Eerste Kamer) is the upper house of the Dutch parliament, the States General. It was established in 1815, when the Netherlands and Belgium emerged as a single state at the end of the Napoleonic wars, and continued after Belgian secession in 1830.It currently has 75 members, elected by the members of the twelve States-Provincial (provincial councils) every four years. Unlike the politically more significant House of Representatives, it meets only one day a week. Its members tend to be veteran politicians or part-time politicians at the national level, often having other roles. It has the right to accept or reject legislative proposals, but not to amend them or to initiate legislation.Members of the Senate are elected indirectly through the States-Provincial, which in turn are elected by the people of the Netherlands every four years. The States-Provincial work in the same way as the House of Representatives. After elections for the States-Provincial, their new membership elects people to take a seat in the Senate.* Reformatory Political Federation (RPF) and Reformed Political League (GPV)On June 7, 2011, the new Senate was installed.. }
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- Senate_(Netherlands) abstract "The Senate (in Dutch: Eerste Kamer der Staten-Generaal [Dutch pronunciation: [ˈeːrstə ˈkaːmər dɛr ˈstaːtə(n) ˌɣeːnəˈraːɫ]], literally "First Chamber of the States General", short Eerste Kamer) is the upper house of the Dutch parliament, the States General. It was established in 1815, when the Netherlands and Belgium emerged as a single state at the end of the Napoleonic wars, and continued after Belgian secession in 1830.It currently has 75 members, elected by the members of the twelve States-Provincial (provincial councils) every four years. Unlike the politically more significant House of Representatives, it meets only one day a week. Its members tend to be veteran politicians or part-time politicians at the national level, often having other roles. It has the right to accept or reject legislative proposals, but not to amend them or to initiate legislation.Members of the Senate are elected indirectly through the States-Provincial, which in turn are elected by the people of the Netherlands every four years. The States-Provincial work in the same way as the House of Representatives. After elections for the States-Provincial, their new membership elects people to take a seat in the Senate.* Reformatory Political Federation (RPF) and Reformed Political League (GPV)On June 7, 2011, the new Senate was installed.".