Senate (France)

GPTKB entity

Statements (68)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf upper house of parliament
gptkbp:address gptkb:15_Rue_de_Vaugirard,_75291_Paris_Cedex_06,_France
gptkbp:authority shares with National Assembly
gptkbp:budget €323 million (2022)
gptkbp:composition senators
gptkbp:country gptkb:France
gptkbp:current_form_established 1958
gptkbp:current_president_since 2014
gptkbp:electionMethod indirect election
gptkbp:emblem gptkb:Coat_of_arms_of_the_French_Senate
gptkbp:established 1795
gptkbp:firstPresident gptkb:Antoine_Français_de_Nantes
gptkbp:frequency every 3 years (for half the seats)
gptkbp:grands_électeurs local elected officials
regional councillors
municipal councillors
delegates from municipal councils
departmental councillors
members of National Assembly
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Senate (France)
gptkbp:legalBasis gptkb:French_Constitution_of_1958
gptkbp:legislature gptkb:Fifth_Republic
gptkbp:location gptkb:Paris
gptkbp:lowerAward gptkb:National_Assembly_(France)
gptkbp:main_political_groups gptkb:La_République_En_Marche!
gptkb:Les_Républicains
gptkb:Radical,_Republican,_Democratic_and_Progressive_group
gptkb:Centrist_Union
gptkb:Centrist_group
gptkb:Communist,_Republican,_Citizen_and_Ecologist_group
gptkb:Democratic_and_Social_European_Rally_group
gptkb:European_Democratic_and_Social_Rally_group
gptkb:Groupe_écologiste
gptkb:Independents_–_Republic_and_Territories_group
gptkb:Les_Indépendants
gptkb:Rally_of_Democrats,_Progressive_and_Independent_group
gptkb:Rassemblement_des_démocrates,_progressistes_et_indépendants
gptkb:Republican_and_Independent_group
gptkb:Socialist_and_Republican_group
gptkb:Union_Centriste
Socialist group
Ecologist group
gptkbp:mainFunction gptkb:government
legislation review
representing territorial collectivities
gptkbp:meetingPlace gptkb:Palais_du_Luxembourg
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Chambre_haute
gptkbp:numberOfMembers 348
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:French
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Parliament_of_France
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Sénat_conservateur
gptkb:Chamber_of_Peers
gptkb:Council_of_Ancients
gptkb:Senate_of_the_Fourth_Republic
gptkbp:president gptkb:Gérard_Larcher
gptkbp:presidingOfficerTitle gptkb:President_of_the_Senate_(France)
gptkbp:relatedOrganization gptkb:Conseil_constitutionnel
gptkb:Conseil_économique,_social_et_environnemental
gptkb:Assemblée_des_Français_de_l'étranger
gptkbp:renewable half of seats every 3 years
gptkbp:sessionRoom gptkb:Luxembourg_Palace_hemicycle
gptkbp:stateElectorate grands électeurs
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:fasces
gptkbp:termLength 6 years
gptkbp:votingSystem two-round system
gptkbp:website https://www.senat.fr/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Republicans_(France)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5