The Senate is the upper house of the French Parliament,with the lower house being the National Assembly,the two houses constituting the legislature of France. The French Senate is made up of 348 senators elected by part of the country's local councillors,as well as by representatives of French citizens living abroad. Senators have six-year terms,with half of the seats up for election every three years.
The Senate is one of the two chambers of the bicameral Federal Parliament of Belgium,the other being the Chamber of Representatives. It is considered to be the "upper house" of the Federal Parliament. Created in 1831 as a chamber fully equal to the Chamber of Representatives,it has undergone several reforms in the past,most notably in 1993 and 2014. The 2014 elections were the first without a direct election of senators. Instead,the new Senate is composed of members of community and regional parliaments and co-opted members. It is a chamber of the communities and regions and serves as a platform for discussion and reflection about matters between these federated entities. The Senate today plays a minor role in the federal legislative process. However,the Senate,together with the Chamber,has full competence for the Constitution and legislation on the organization and functioning of the Federal State and the federated entities. Since the reform of 2014,it holds about ten plenary sessions a year.
The prime minister of Cambodia is the head of government of Cambodia. The prime minister is also the chairman of the Cabinet and leads the executive branch of the Royal Government of Cambodia. The prime minister is a member of parliament,and is appointed by the monarch for a term of five years. Since 1945,37 individuals have served as prime minister;33 as official prime ministers,and 4 in acting capacities. The current prime minister since 2023 is Hun Manet.
Alain Richard is a French politician who served as Minister of Defence from 1997 to 2002. A former member of the Socialist Party (PS),he joined La République En Marche! in 2017.
Jean-Marie Vanlerenberghe is a French politician of the Democratic Movement (MoDem) who has been serving as a member of the Senate since 2001.
Eric Calcagno y Maillmann is an Argentine sociologist,journalist,diplomat and politician. A member of the Justicialist Party,Calcagno served terms in both houses of the Argentine Congress,first as a Senator from 2007 to 2011,and later as a Deputy from 2011 to 2015. He was Argentina's ambassador to France from 2005 to 2007.
David Assouline is a French politician of the Socialist Party (PS) who has been serving as a member of the Senate of France since 2004,representing the city of Paris. He is simultaneously a councillor for the 20th arrondissement of Paris.
Christian Cambon is a French politician of the Republicans (LR) who has been serving as a member of the Senate since 2004,representing the Val-de-Marne department.
Georges Patient is a member of the Senate of France,representing the territory of French Guiana. Since 2017,he has been affiliated with the La République En Marche (LREM) parliamentary group. He previously served as the mayor of Mana from 1989 to 2017.
François Patriat is a French politician of Renaissance who has been serving as president of the party's group in the Senate since 2017. He has represented the Côte-d'Or department in the Senate since 2008. Patriat also served as Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries in 2002 and President of the Regional Council of Burgundy from 2004 until 2015. He was a member of the Socialist Party before joining La République En Marche! in 2017.
Patricia Schillinger is a member of the Senate of France,representing the Haut-Rhin department since 2004. She is the mayor of the French village of Hégenheim,in Alsace. she was a member of the Socialist Party until 2017,when she moved to La République En Marche!
Richard Yung is a member of the Senate of France,representing the constituency of French citizens living abroad. He was a member of the Socialist Party from 1974 to 2017,that he left to join La République En Marche! in June 2017.
Yannick Jadot is a French environmental activist and politician who ran for President of France in 2022,placing sixth with 4.6% of the vote. A member of The Ecologists (LÉ),he was elected to represent Paris in the Senate in 2023.
50PLUS is a political party in the Netherlands that advocates pensioners' interests with a centrist political line. The party was founded in 2009 by Maurice Koopman,Alexander Münninghoff and Jan Nagel. Since 2021,Martin van Rooijen has served as party leader.
The Socialist group in the Senate is a parliamentary group in the Senate including representatives of the Socialist Party (PS).
Philippe Bas is a French politician,member of the French Senate representing the department of Manche.
Pascal Allizard is a French politician of the Republicans (LR) who has been serving as a member of the Senate of France since 2014,representing the Calvados department.
HervéMarseille is a French politician who has presided over the Centrist Union group in the Senate since 2017 and over the Union of Democrats and Independents party since 2022. He has represented the Hauts-de-Seine department in the Senate since 2011.
Julien Bargeton is a French politician who has served as a Senator for Paris since 2017. A former member of the Socialist Party (PS),which he left in June 2017 to join La République En Marche! (LREM),he previously served as Deputy Mayor of Paris for Transport (2012–2014) under Bertrand Delanoëand for Finance (2014–2017) under Anne Hidalgo.
Guillaume Gontard is a French politician who is president of the Ecologist group in the French Senate.
