Parliament of France

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The Parliament of France is the country's bicameral national legislature, composed of the National Assembly and the Senate, responsible for making laws and overseeing the government.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bicameral legislature
national legislature
budgetaryPower authorizes taxation
votes finance bills
canBeDissolvedBy President of France (National Assembly only)
canCreate parliamentary commissions of inquiry
constitutionalArticleDefiningPowers Title IV of the Constitution of France
constitutionalSystem Fifth French Republic
country France
electoralSystemLowerHouse two-round system in single-member constituencies
electoralSystemUpperHouse indirect election by an electoral college
established 1958
hasComponent National Assembly of France
Senate of France
hasFunction debate on public policy
ratification of international treaties (in some cases)
representation of the French people
hasJointSessionName Congress of the French Parliament
hasOfficialNameInFrench Parlement français
hasPower constitutional amendment (with Congress of Parliament)
vote of no confidence in the government (National Assembly)
hasWebsite https://www.parlement.fr/
houseType lower house and upper house
jointSessionLocation Palace of Versailles
linked to: Versailles
languageUsed French
legalBasis Constitution of the Fifth French Republic
legislativeFunction amends laws
passes laws
votes the budget
lowerHouse National Assembly of France
meetsIn Palais Bourbon
Palais du Luxembourg
Paris
numberOfHouses 2
oversightFunction oversees the Government of France
predecessor Parliament of the Fourth French Republic
Parliament of the Third French Republic
relatedInstitution Constitutional Council of France
Government of France
President of France
renewalUpperHouse one half every three years
roleInGovernmentFormation confidence of National Assembly required for government
supervises public policies
termLengthLowerHouse 5 years
termLengthUpperHouse 6 years
typeOfStateStructure semi-presidential system
upperHouse Senate of France
votingSystem majority voting in each chamber

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

France legislature Parliament of France
France upperHouse Senate of France
linked to: Parliament of France
Consul for Life legislativeBody French Senate
linked to: Parliament of France
Parliament of France predecessor Parliament of the Fourth French Republic
linked to: Parliament of France
Parliament of France predecessor Parliament of the Third French Republic
linked to: Parliament of France
Parliament of France hasJointSessionName Congress of the French Parliament
linked to: Parliament of France
Parliament of France hasOfficialNameInFrench Parlement français
linked to: Parliament of France
National Assembly of France legislativeBranchOf Parliament of France
Council of Ministers of France relatedBody Parliament of France
Guadeloupe usesParliament French Parliament
linked to: Parliament of France
Senate of France partOf Parliament of France
Economic, Social and Environmental Council of France reportsTo French Parliament
linked to: Parliament of France
High Court of Justice of France relatedTo French Parliament
linked to: Parliament of France
Government of France responsibleTo French Parliament
linked to: Parliament of France
Government of France collaboratesWith French Parliament
linked to: Parliament of France
Government of France responsibleTo Parliament of France
Government of France sharesPowerWith Parliament of France
Parliament of France predecessor Parliament of the Fourth French Republic
linked to: Parliament of France
French Fifth Republic legislativeBody Parliament of France
French Fourth Republic legislativeBody French Parliament
linked to: Parliament of France
French Third Republic legislature French Parliament
linked to: Parliament of France
French Republic legislature Parliament of France
French overseas territories haveLegislature French Parliament
linked to: Parliament of France
Palais Bourbon partOf Parliament of France
Assemblée nationale legislativeChamberOf Parlement français
linked to: Parliament of France
Assemblée nationale partOf Parlement français
linked to: Parliament of France
Conseil des ministres relatedTo Parliament of France
Rue Saint-Dominique hasNearbyInstitution French National Assembly (Palais Bourbon)
linked to: Parliament of France
Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations controlledBy French Parliament
linked to: Parliament of France
Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations reportsTo French Parliament
linked to: Parliament of France
Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations supervisedBy French Parliament
linked to: Parliament of France
French authorities subordinateTo French parliament
linked to: Parliament of France
French law legislature French Parliament
linked to: Parliament of France
André Marty representedIn French Fourth Republic parliament
linked to: Parliament of France
Council of the Republic partOf French Parliament
linked to: Parliament of France
Council of the Republic chamberOf Parliament of France
President of the Senate of France parliamentaryBody French Parliament
subject linked to: President of the Senate
linked to: Parliament of France
National Assembly has final say in most legislative disputes appliesToInstitution French Parliament
linked to: Parliament of France
French 1946 Constitution strengthensRoleOf Parliament of France
Conseil économique, social et environnemental advises Parliament of France
subject linked to: Conseil économique et social
President of the Economic, Social and Environmental Council collaboratesWith French Parliament
linked to: Parliament of France
French Energy Regulatory Commission reportsTo French Parliament
linked to: Parliament of France
French civil service regulatedBy Parliament of France
Senator of Indre-et-Loire partOf French Parliament
linked to: Parliament of France
Drafting of the Constitution of the French Fifth Republic authorizedBy French Parliament
linked to: Parliament of France
Chamber of Deputies (France) partOf Parliament of France
subject linked to: Chamber of Deputies
Hemicycle of the French Senate legislativeBody French Parliament
subject linked to: hemicycle of the French Senate
linked to: Parliament of France