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.

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Senate of Madagascar canonical 4

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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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Madagascar upperHouse Senate of Madagascar
Parliament of Madagascar hasChamber Senate of Madagascar
Parliament of Madagascar upperHouse Senate of Madagascar
National Assembly of Madagascar upperHouse Senate of Madagascar