Parliament of France

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The Parliament of France is the country's bicameral national legislature, composed of the National Assembly and the Senate, responsible for making laws and overseeing the government.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bicameral legislature
national legislature
budgetaryPower authorizes taxation
votes finance bills
canBeDissolvedBy President of the French Republic
surface form: President of France (National Assembly only)
canCreate parliamentary commissions of inquiry
constitutionalArticleDefiningPowers Constitution of the Fifth Republic
surface form: Title IV of the Constitution of France
constitutionalSystem French Fifth Republic
surface form: Fifth French Republic
country France
electoralSystemLowerHouse two-round system in single-member constituencies
electoralSystemUpperHouse indirect election by an electoral college
established 1958
hasComponent National Assembly of France
Senate of France
hasFunction debate on public policy
ratification of international treaties (in some cases)
representation of the French people
hasJointSessionName Parliament of France self-linksurface differs
surface form: Congress of the French Parliament
hasOfficialNameInFrench Parliament of France self-linksurface differs
surface form: Parlement français
hasPower constitutional amendment (with Congress of Parliament)
vote of no confidence in the government (National Assembly)
hasWebsite https://www.parlement.fr/
houseType lower house and upper house
jointSessionLocation Versailles
surface form: Palace of Versailles
languageUsed French
legalBasis Constitution of the Fifth Republic
surface form: Constitution of the Fifth French Republic
legislativeFunction amends laws
passes laws
votes the budget
lowerHouse National Assembly of France
meetsIn Palais Bourbon
Palais du Luxembourg
Paris
numberOfHouses 2
oversightFunction oversees the Government of France
predecessor Parliament of France self-linksurface differs
surface form: Parliament of the Fourth French Republic

Parliament of France self-linksurface differs
surface form: Parliament of the Third French Republic
relatedInstitution Constitutional Council of France
Government of France
President of the French Republic
surface form: President of France
renewalUpperHouse one half every three years
roleInGovernmentFormation confidence of National Assembly required for government
supervises public policies
termLengthLowerHouse 5 years
termLengthUpperHouse 6 years
typeOfStateStructure semi-presidential system
upperHouse Senate of France
votingSystem majority voting in each chamber

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Constitution of 4 October 1958 definesRoleOf Parliament of France
Hôtel de Lassay associatedWith Parliament of France
this entity surface form: French Parliament
Chamber of Peers legislativeBranchOf Parliament of France
this entity surface form: French Parliament
hereditary Chamber of Peers partOf Parliament of France
this entity surface form: French Parliament
Member of the National Assembly of France partOf Parliament of France
this entity surface form: French Parliament
Code général des collectivités territoriales governingBody Parliament of France
this entity surface form: French Parliament
French Constitution establishes Parliament of France
subject surface form: Constitution of the Fifth Republic
French legislative elections relatedInstitution Parliament of France
this entity surface form: French Parliament
hemicycle of the French National Assembly partOf Parliament of France
this entity surface form: French Parliament
Code de l'indigénat repealedBy Parliament of France
this entity surface form: French Parliament
Chamber of Deputies of the French Third Republic partOf Parliament of France
this entity surface form: Parliament of the French Third Republic
Haute Autorité pour la diffusion des œuvres et la protection des droits sur internet createdBy Parliament of France
this entity surface form: French Parliament
16e législature de la Ve République pouvoirLégislatif Parliament of France
this entity surface form: Parlement français
La Chaîne parlementaire – Assemblée nationale topic Parliament of France
this entity surface form: French Parliament
President of the National Assembly roleIn Parliament of France
this entity surface form: French Parliament
Louis Marin memberOf Parliament of France
this entity surface form: French Parliament
Métropole Européenne de Lille legislatedBy Parliament of France
this entity surface form: French Parliament
President of the Chamber of Deputies of the French Third Republic partOf Parliament of France
this entity surface form: Parliament of the French Third Republic
Franco-Soviet Treaty of Mutual Assistance ratifiedBy Parliament of France
this entity surface form: French Parliament