Council of the Republic

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The Council of the Republic was the upper chamber of the French Parliament during the Fourth Republic, serving as the predecessor to the modern Senate of France.

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Label Occurrences
Council of the Republic canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf chamber of the French Parliament
upper house of parliament
appliesToJurisdiction French overseas territories
Metropolitan France
chamberOf Parliament of France
coexistsWith National Assembly of France
constitutionalBasis French 1946 Constitution
surface form: Constitution of the Fourth French Republic
country France
countryCapital Paris
dissolvedIn 1958
endTime 1958
followed Senate of France
surface form: Senate of the Third Republic
followedBy Senate of France
surface form: Senate of the Fifth Republic
governmentSystem parliamentary republic
hasJurisdiction French Republic
hasLegislativeRole advisory function
review of legislation
hasNumberOfChambersInParliament 2
hasTypeOfMembers councillors of the Republic
hasVotingSystem indirect election
historicalEra post–World War II Europe
houseType upper house
languageOfWorkOrName French
legislativeBodyFor French Fourth Republic
legislativeTerm French Fourth Republic
surface form: Fourth Republic
legislatureNumber 1st to 3rd legislatures of the Fourth Republic
locatedIn Paris
Île-de-France region
surface form: Île-de-France
meetsIn Palais du Luxembourg
surface form: Luxembourg Palace hemicycle
memberOf French legislative system
nativeLabel Conseil de la République
partOf French Fourth Republic
surface form: Fourth French Republic

Parliament of France
surface form: French Parliament
predecessorOf Senate of France
replacedBy Senate of France
replacedInConstitutionBy Senate of France
replaces Conseil de la République
surface form: Senate of the Third Republic
roleInLegislation deliberation on government bills
second reading of bills
seat Palais du Luxembourg
startTime 1946

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Referenced by (3)

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

Senate of France historicalPrecursor Council of the Republic
French Fourth Republic legislativeBody Council of the Republic
French 1946 Constitution establishesInstitution Council of the Republic