Senate of France

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The Senate of France is the upper house of the French Parliament, representing territorial collectivities and French citizens living abroad within the country’s bicameral legislative system.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf chamber of Parliament of France
legislative body
upper house of parliament
budgetaryRole votes on finance bills
constitutionalBasis Constitution of the Fifth French Republic
constitutionalFunction acts as High Court in certain constitutional circumstances (Haute Cour) via parliament in joint session
constitutionalLimitation National Assembly has final say in most legislative disputes
constitutionalPower can amend bills
can propose laws
constitutionalRole initiation of legislation
oversight of the Government of France
participation in the legislative process
representation of local authorities
review of bills passed by the National Assembly
country France
currentFormSince 1958
currentPresidingOfficer Gérard Larcher
currentPresidingOfficerSince 2014
electoralCollegeIncludes departmental councillors
members of the National Assembly
municipal councillors
regional councillors
established 1795
foreignPolicyRole ratifies certain international treaties
hasChamber hemicycle
historicalPrecursor Council of Ancients
Council of the Republic
Senate of the Third Republic
linked to: Senate of France

Sénat conservateur
jurisdiction French Republic
language French
legislativeSystem bicameral
locatedIn 6th arrondissement of Paris
Paris
meetsIn Palais du Luxembourg
memberTitle senator
motto Sénat, le Parlement des territoires
linked to: Senate of France
numberOfMembers 348
otherChamber National Assembly of France
oversightInstrument parliamentary committees
questions to the government
partOf Parliament of France
presidingOfficerTitle President of the Senate
renewalFraction half of the seats every 3 years
represents French citizens living abroad
territorial collectivities of the French Republic
sessionRoom Luxembourg Palace Senate chamber
termLength 6 years
votingSystem indirect election
website https://www.senat.fr

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Parliament of France hasComponent Senate of France
Parliament of France upperHouse Senate of France
National Assembly of France upperChamber Senate of France
Alexandre Colonna-Walewski memberOf French Senate
linked to: Senate of France
Guadeloupe representedInBody French Senate
linked to: Senate of France
French Guiana representedIn French Senate
linked to: Senate of France
Senate of France historicalPrecursor Senate of the Third Republic
linked to: Senate of France
Senate of France motto Sénat, le Parlement des territoires
linked to: Senate of France
Proclamation of Napoleon I as Emperor of the French in 1804 participant French Senate
linked to: Senate of France
Pierre-Roger Ducos politicalInstitution French Senate
linked to: Senate of France
La République En Marche! representedIn Senate of France
Parliament of France composedOf Senate of France
Parliament of France upperHouse Senate of France
French Fifth Republic upperHouse Senate of France
French Third Republic legislativeBody Senate of France
Palais du Luxembourg houses Sénat (France)
linked to: Senate of France
Aimable Pélissier memberOf French Senate (Second Empire)
linked to: Senate of France
Communist Party of France representedIn Senate of France
Émile Loubet parliamentaryBody French Senate
linked to: Senate of France
French Republic upperHouse Senate of France
Charles-François Lebrun memberOf French Senate (First Empire)
linked to: Senate of France
Georges Clemenceau memberOf French Senate
linked to: Senate of France
French overseas territories haveUpperHouseRepresentationIn French Senate
linked to: Senate of France
Socialist Party (France) representedIn Senate of France
Raymond Poincaré memberOf French Senate
linked to: Senate of France
Bertrand Delanoë memberOf French Senate
linked to: Senate of France
François Étienne de Kellermann memberOf Chamber of Peers of France
linked to: Senate of France
René Coty legislativeBodyMemberOf French Senate
subject linked to: President René Coty
linked to: Senate of France
Claude-Louis Berthollet memberOf Senate of the French Empire
linked to: Senate of France
Union for the New Republic representedIn Senate of France
French law legislativeChamber Senate of France
Council of the Republic predecessorOf Senate of France
Council of the Republic replacedBy Senate of France
Council of the Republic followed Senate of the Third Republic
linked to: Senate of France
Council of the Republic followedBy Senate of the Fifth Republic
linked to: Senate of France
President of the Senate of France heads Senate of France
subject linked to: President of the Senate
President of the Senate of France legislativeChamber Senate of France
subject linked to: President of the Senate
President of the Senate of France appointedBy Senate of France
subject linked to: President of the Senate
Gérard Larcher legislativeBody French Senate
linked to: Senate of France
La République En Marche! representedIn Senate of France
subject linked to: LREM
MoDem legislativeBody French Senate
linked to: Senate of France
Senator of Indre-et-Loire partOf Senate of France
Senator of Indre-et-Loire legislativeBody Senate of France
Senator of Indre-et-Loire hasBodyThatItBelongsTo French Senate bureau
linked to: Senate of France