Senate of the Republic of the Congo
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The Parliament of the Republic of Congo (Parlement) has two chambers
. The Senate (Sénat) is the upper house. It has 72 members (six for each of the 12 regions
), elected for a six year term by district, local and regional councils. Prior to the 2008 Senate election
, it had 66 members; it was expanded to 72 members at that time to account for the creation of Pointe-Noire Region. Senators serve terms of six years each; terms are staggered so that one-third of the Senate's membership is renewed every two years. A person is ineligible for election to the Senate unless he is a native citizen and at least 50 years old.
Bicameralism
In the government, bicameralism is the practice of having two legislative or parliamentary chambers. Thus, a bicameral parliament or bicameral legislature is a legislature which consists of two chambers or houses....
. The Senate (Sénat) is the upper house. It has 72 members (six for each of the 12 regions
Regions of the Republic of the Congo
||The Republic of the Congo is divided into twelve departments . These departments replaced former regions in 2002:*Bouenza *Brazzaville *Cuvette...
), elected for a six year term by district, local and regional councils. Prior to the 2008 Senate election
Republic of the Congo Senate election, 2008
An indirect Senate election was held in the Republic of the Congo on 5 August 2008. 42 of the 72 seats in the Senate were at stake in this election, with six elected from each of seven departments. The Senate was expanded by six members at the time of this election to account for the creation of...
, it had 66 members; it was expanded to 72 members at that time to account for the creation of Pointe-Noire Region. Senators serve terms of six years each; terms are staggered so that one-third of the Senate's membership is renewed every two years. A person is ineligible for election to the Senate unless he is a native citizen and at least 50 years old.