High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Senate of Romania is the upper house in Romania's bicameral parliament. It has 137 seats to which members are elected by direct popular vote, using Mixed member proportional representation in 42 electoral districts to serve four-year terms. After the Romanian Revolution of 1989, the Senate was housed in "Palatul Senatului", located in Revolution Square. That U-shaped structure was built from 1938 to 1941 under engineer Emil Prager's coordination, following the plans of architect Emil N?dejde. It housed the Council of Ministers and from 1958 to 1989 it was the headquarters of the Central Committee of the Romanian Communist Party. During the Revolution, Romanian President Nicolae Ceau?escu and his wife Elena fled by helicopter from the roof of the building. In 2005 Senators moved into the Palace of the Parliament, joining their colleagues from the Chamber of Deputies. "Palatul Senatului" now houses offices of the Ministry of Administration and Interior.