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The Senate of the Republic () or Senate () is a house of the bicameral Italian Parliament (the other being the Chamber of Deputies). The two houses together form a perfect bicameral system, meaning they perform identical functions, but do so separately. Pursuant to Articles 57, 58, and 59 of the Italian Constitution, the Senate has a variable number of members, of which 309 are elected from Italian constituencies, 6 from Italian citizens living abroad, and a small number (currently 6) are senators for life ("senatori a vita"), either appointed or "ex officio". It was established in its current form on 8 May 1948, but previously existed during the Kingdom of Italy as "Senato del Regno" (Senate of the Kingdom), itself a continuation of the "Senato Subalpino" (Subalpine Senate) of Sardinia established on 8 May 1848. Members of the Senate are styled "Senator" or "The Honourable Senator" (Italian: "Onorevole Senatore") and they meet at Palazzo Madama, Rome.
8 May 1948