Senate of Madagascar
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The Senate of Madagascar is the upper chamber of the country's bicameral parliament, responsible for reviewing legislation and representing regional interests at the national level.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Senate of Madagascar canonical | 4 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legislative body
ⓘ
upper house of parliament ⓘ |
| abbreviation | Senate ⓘ |
| belongsTo | political system of Madagascar ⓘ |
| bicameralWith | National Assembly of Madagascar ⓘ |
| capitalCity | Antananarivo ⓘ |
| constitutionalStatus | constitutional institution of Madagascar ⓘ |
| country | Madagascar ⓘ |
| countryGovernmentType | semi-presidential republic ⓘ |
| ensures | representation of local authorities at national level ⓘ |
| governmentBranch | legislative branch of Madagascar ⓘ |
| hasChamber | upper house ⓘ |
| hasLegislativeProcessRole |
amendment of proposed laws
ⓘ
second reading of bills ⓘ |
| hasLegislatureType | bicameral legislature ⓘ |
| hasMemberType | senator ⓘ |
| hasPower |
approval of certain national appointments
ⓘ
participation in law-making ⓘ review of government policies ⓘ |
| hasSession |
extraordinary sessions
ⓘ
ordinary sessions ⓘ |
| houseType | upper chamber ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Madagascar
ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Madagascar
|
| languageUsed |
French
ⓘ
Malagasy ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Constitution of Madagascar ⓘ |
| legislativeChamberOf | Parliament of Madagascar ⓘ |
| levelOfGovernment | national ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | East Africa Time ⓘ |
| mainFunction |
examining and amending bills passed by the National Assembly
ⓘ
oversight of the executive branch ⓘ participation in the legislative process ⓘ |
| meetsIn | Antananarivo ⓘ |
| meetsInBuilding | Senate building in Antananarivo ⓘ |
| oversightRole | monitors implementation of laws ⓘ |
| partOf | Parliament of Madagascar ⓘ |
| politicalSystemContext | multi-party system of Madagascar ⓘ |
| represents |
regions of Madagascar
ⓘ
territorial collectivities of Madagascar ⓘ |
| representsLevel | subnational entities of Madagascar ⓘ |
| role |
represents regional interests
ⓘ
reviews legislation ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
Constitution of Madagascar
ⓘ
surface form:
Constitutional framework of Madagascar
|
| supervises | actions of the executive branch of Madagascar ⓘ |
| typeOfBody | deliberative assembly ⓘ |
| typeOfRepresentation | territorial representation ⓘ |
| votingSystem | indirect election ⓘ |
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