elections – In France, Parliament is made up of two chambers: the National Assembly, elected by direct universal suffrage, and the Senate elected by indirect universal suffrage. But their power is not the same
The French Parliament of the Fifth Republic is bicameral: it is made up of the National Assembly (lower house) and the Senate (upper house). The two assemblies sit in separate premises (the Palais Bourbon is assigned to the National Assembly and the Palais du Luxembourg to the Senate), and if they are both responsible for passing the law, controlling the action of the Government and evaluate public policies (art. 24, al. 1ᵉʳ, of the Constitution), their influence is unequal.
First of all, given the voting method. If the 577 deputies of the National Assembly are elected by direct universal suffrage for 5 years, the 348 senators are designated by indirect universal suffrage by a college of approximately one hundred and sixty thousand electors (deputies, senators, regional councilors, etc.). ) for a term of 6 years.
Because it is more representative than the Senate, since it is constituted by the vote of the French alone, the National Assembly has expanded powers. Indeed, if during the successive examination of the project or the proposal of a law by the two assemblies, the deputies and senators do not succeed in the adoption of an identical text, the Government can give the ” (…) Read more on 20minutes
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