The Senate

(1) The Senate of the Republic is elected on a regional basis, with the exception of the seats assigned to the Overseas Constituency.

(2) The number of Senators to be elected is two hundred, four of which are elected in the Overseas Constituency.

(3) No Region or Autonomous Provincemay have fewer than three Senators; Molise shall have two, Valle d’Aosta one.

(4) The division of seats among the Regions or the Autonomous Provinces, in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph, is made in proportion to the population of the Regions, as shown by the latest general census of the population, on the basis of whole shares and the highest remainders.