Senate of Côte d'Ivoire

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The Senate of Côte d'Ivoire is the upper chamber of the country's bicameral parliament, responsible for reviewing legislation and representing territorial and local interests at the national level.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative body
parliamentary chamber
upper house
belongsToPoliticalSystem political system of Côte d'Ivoire
chamberType upper chamber
constitutionalBasis Constitution of Côte d’Ivoire
surface form: Constitution of Côte d'Ivoire
country Côte d'Ivoire
establishedInPeriod 2010s
governmentTypeContext bicameral legislature
hasChamber plenary chamber
hasCommitteeSystem parliamentary committees
hasFunction examines bills passed by the National Assembly
gives opinions on bills affecting territorial organization
may propose legislation
mediates between central government and local authorities
participates in adoption of laws on decentralization
participates in constitutional revision procedures
represents regions at national level
hasLanguage French
hasMembershipType senators
hasOfficialName Senate of Côte d'Ivoire self-linksurface differs
surface form: Sénat de la République de Côte d'Ivoire
hasOfficialNameLanguage French
hasResponsibility ensuring representation of local governments
reviewing public policy affecting territories
hasRole upper chamber of the Parliament of Côte d'Ivoire
houseType indirectly elected body
jurisdiction Côte d'Ivoire
legalStatus constitutional institution
legislativeFunction participates in law-making
reviews legislation
meetsIn Abidjan
Yamoussoukro
meetsInBuildingType parliament building
oversightFunction participates in oversight of the executive branch
parliamentarySystemContext semi-presidential system of Côte d'Ivoire
partOf Parliament of Côte d'Ivoire
represents decentralized territorial collectivities
local authorities
territorial interests
representsLevelOfGovernment subnational entities
scopeOfAuthority national
selectionMethod indirect election
presidential appointment
sharesLegislativePowerWith National Assembly of Côte d'Ivoire
typeOfParliamentaryBody territorial chamber

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Côte d'Ivoire upperHouse Senate of Côte d'Ivoire
Parliament of Côte d'Ivoire hasPart Senate of Côte d'Ivoire
Parliament of Côte d'Ivoire upperHouse Senate of Côte d'Ivoire
Senate of Côte d'Ivoire hasOfficialName Senate of Côte d'Ivoire self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Sénat de la République de Côte d'Ivoire