Article 59 of the Constitution of France

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Article 59 of the Constitution of France is the constitutional provision that assigns the Constitutional Council the authority to rule on the validity of parliamentary elections and the eligibility of members of Parliament.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf article of the Constitution of the French Fifth Republic
constitutional provision
appliesTo members of the National Assembly of France
parliamentary elections in France
senators of the French Senate
assignsPowerTo Constitutional Council of France NERFINISHED
belongsTo French constitutional framework on elections
branchOfGovernmentConcerned legislative branch of France
cameIntoForce 1958-10-04
concerns electoral litigation
incompatibilities and ineligibilities of members of Parliament
parliamentary mandate validity
confersJurisdictionOn Constitutional Council of France NERFINISHED
constitutionalBodyMentioned Constitutional Council of France NERFINISHED
constitutionalRank article-level provision
country France
dateOfAdoption 1958-10-04
definesRoleOf Constitutional Council of France in electoral matters
enforcedBy Constitutional Council of France NERFINISHED
ensures constitutional review of eligibility of parliamentarians
regularity of parliamentary elections
governs contestation of election results for deputies and senators
disputes over the regularity of parliamentary elections
hasAuthorityOver annulment of irregular parliamentary elections
validation of parliamentary mandates
hasLegalStatus binding constitutional norm
hasNumber 59
hierarchicalLevel supreme law within the French legal order
interpretedBy Constitutional Council of France NERFINISHED
jurisdiction French Republic NERFINISHED
language French
legalEffect centralizes electoral dispute resolution at the constitutional level
gives Constitutional Council final authority over disputes concerning parliamentary elections
legalSystem French constitutional law NERFINISHED
locatedInLegalText Title IV of the Constitution of France NERFINISHED
partOf Constitution of the French Fifth Republic NERFINISHED
regulates control of parliamentary elections
disputes concerning the election of members of Parliament
eligibility of members of Parliament
review of the validity of parliamentary elections
relatedTo Article 58 of the Constitution of France
Article 60 of the Constitution of France
scope mandates of members of Parliament
national parliamentary elections
subjectOf electoral disputes for parliamentary elections
typeOfControl electoral dispute adjudication

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CC constitutionalArticle Article 59 of the Constitution of France
subject surface form: Constitutional Council of France