The Sénat is the upper house of the French Parliament. Its members are elected for a six-year mandate by Deputies of the "Assemblée Nationale" and certain other elected officials.
Gerard Larcher, the President of the Sénat since 2008, may deputize for the President of the Republic in the case of incapacity or death. Every three years, another politician takes the place of the last president. The powers of the Sénat are almost as extensive as those of the "Assemblée Nationale", although the latter is empowered to override the decisions of the Sénat in cases where the two houses disagree. There are 348 senators of different political parties like UMP (Right), SOC (Left), UC, CRG-SPG, RDSE, RASNAG.
Gerard Larcher, the President of the Sénat since 2008, may deputize for the President of the Republic in the case of incapacity or death. Every three years, another politician takes the place of the last president. The powers of the Sénat are almost as extensive as those of the "Assemblée Nationale", although the latter is empowered to override the decisions of the Sénat in cases where the two houses disagree. There are 348 senators of different political parties like UMP (Right), SOC (Left), UC, CRG-SPG, RDSE, RASNAG.
Dominated by the Right since the beginning of the Fifth Republic, the Left has won an absolute majority for the first time this September 25th 2011. For the first time since 1958, the Luxembourg Palace had become Socialist... This is a real revolution in French politics, and also of the Fifth Republic. Next Saturday, members of the House will vote their new President.
With just seven months to go before the general elections, France's unpopular President Nicolas Sarkozy has gotten another signal of just how difficult his effort to retain the Elysée will be!
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