Senate (France)

The Senate is the upper house of the French Parliament, with the lower house being the National Assembly, the two houses constituting the legislature of France. It is made... Wikipedia

• Type:  Upper house of the French Parliament
• Founded:  October 04, 1958
• Preceded by:  Council of the Republic, (Fourth Republic)
• New session started:  October 02, 2023
• President:  Gérard Larcher, LR, Since October 01, 2014
• Seats:  348
• Political groups:  SR (130), S (65), UC (59), LIRT (20), RDPI (19), CRCE (18), RDSE (17), E (16), RASNAG (4)
• Length of term:  6 years
• Voting system:  Indirect election
• First election:  April 26, 1959
• Last election:  24 September 2023 (2023-09-24)
• Next election:  September 2026
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo