Senate opens First Ordinary Legislature of 2025

Santo Domingo.- The Senate of the Republic inaugurated its First Ordinary Legislature of 2025 on Thursday, in accordance with Article 89 of the Constitution, which mandates sessions to begin on February 27 and August 16 each year. Senate President Ricardo de los Santos led the proceedings, emphasizing the importance of legislative work during the 150-day session.

As part of the opening ceremony, de los Santos appointed three special commissions: one to welcome President Luis Abinader at the National Congress esplanade, another to receive him in the National Assembly hall, and a third to lay a floral wreath at the Altar of the Fatherland in honor of the 181st anniversary of National Independence. The session commenced with a 21-gun salute outside the National Congress as senators stood for the National Anthem.

The President of the Senate formally summoned lawmakers for the first ordinary session of the year, scheduled for March 2025 at 2:00 p.m.