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Senate

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Presidents Gérard Larcher
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Founded1799
Seats348
Voting systemIndirect election
Political groupsCommunist, Republican, Citizen and Ecologist group
Type of businessFrench Parliament, Upper house
Date of Reg.
Date of Upd.
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The Senate is the upper house of the French Parliament. Indirectly elected by elected officials, it represents territorial collectivities of the Republic and French citizens living abroad.

French Senate to debate anti-gay law apology

French Senate to debate anti-gay law apology
Nov 22,2023 3:21 am

... On Wednesday, the French Senate - the upper house of the French parliament - will debate a bill which would offer a formal apology to the victims of the homophobic legislation...

Ken Paxton: Texas Attorney General acquitted of corruption charges

Ken Paxton: Texas Attorney General acquitted of corruption charges
Sep 16,2023 8:21 pm

... He was cleared of 16 counts in a vote in the state Senate...

Hunter Biden: The struggles and scandals of the US president's son

Hunter Biden: The struggles and scandals of the US president's son
Aug 11,2023 11:01 pm

... He was only two years old in December 1972 when - less than six weeks after his father s election to the US Senate - a truck rammed into the family car and took the lives of his mother and his baby sister Naomi...

GaaSyy: Japan YouTuber arrested over celebrity threats

GaaSyy: Japan YouTuber arrested over celebrity threats
Jun 4,2023 11:30 am

... His absence angered the Senate - whose members unanimously voted for his expulsion...

Thailand elections: Move Forward looks to make history

Thailand elections: Move Forward looks to make history
May 15,2023 10:31 pm

... However, this proposed coalition would not have sufficient seats to outvote its opponents and the unelected 250-seat Senate - that, under the military-drafted constitution, is allowed to join the vote for the next prime minister...

Mike Pence testifies in criminal probe of Trump and Capitol riot

Mike Pence testifies in criminal probe of Trump and Capitol riot
Apr 28,2023 6:20 am

... Mr Pence s lawyers had also sought unsuccessfully to challenge the subpoena, arguing that his role as president of the Senate during his time in office meant he had congressional immunity...

GaaSyy: Japan YouTuber MP expelled for never going to work

GaaSyy: Japan YouTuber MP expelled for never going to work
Mar 14,2023 7:20 am

... Yoshikazu Higashitani was expelled on Tuesday by his Senate colleagues for never coming to work...

Kevin McCarthy says he has votes to become US House Speaker

Kevin McCarthy says he has votes to become US House Speaker
Jan 6,2023 5:41 pm

... Democrats retained control of the Senate...

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