<P> The President of the Senate is a title often given to the presiding officer of a senate, and is the speaker of other assemblies . </P> <P> The senate president often ranks high in a jurisdiction's succession for its top executive office: for example, the President of the Senate of Nigeria is second in line for succession to the presidency, after only the Vice President of the Federal Republic, while in France, which has no vice president, the Senate President is first in line to succeed to the Presidential powers and duties . </P> <P> The Argentine Senate is presided over by the Vice-President of the Republic, currently Gabriela Michetti . This was a recent expansion of the Vice-President's powers introduced as part of the 1994 constitutional amendments (Constitution, Art . 57). The Vice-President may only cast a vote to break a tied Senate vote . </P> <P> The President of the Australian Senate is a senator, traditionally a member of the governing party or coalition, elected by the Senate at the beginning of each parliament as the first item of business . They are assisted by a Deputy President who is traditionally a member of the largest opposition party . The current president is Scott Ryan, a Liberal senator from Victoria, who has held the office since 13 November 2017 . </P>

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