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Legislature

France
  • English
    An Institutional Act shall determine the term for which each House is elected, the number of its members, their allowances, the conditions of eligibility and the terms of disqualification and of incompatibility with membership.
    … (1958 Constitution, Art. 25)
  • French
    Une loi organique fixe la durée des pouvoirs de chaque assemblée, le nombre de ses membres, leur indemnité, les conditions d'éligibilité, le régime des inéligibilités et des incompatibilités.
    … (Constitution 1958, Art. 25)

Legislature

France
  • English
    Parliament shall pass statutes. It shall monitor the action of the Government. It shall assess public policies.
    It shall comprise the National Assembly and the Senate.
    Members of the National Assembly, whose number shall not exceed five hundred and seventy-seven, shall be elected by direct suffrage.
    The Senate, whose members shall not exceed three hundred and forty-eight, shall be elected by indirect suffrage. The Senate shall ensure the representation of the territorial communities of the Republic.
    … (1958 Constitution, Art. 24)
  • French
    Le Parlement vote la loi. Il contrôle l'action du Gouvernement. Il évalue les politiques publiques.
    Il comprend l'Assemblée nationale et le Sénat.
    Les députés à l'Assemblée nationale, dont le nombre ne peut excéder cinq cent soixante-dix-sept, sont élus au suffrage direct.
    Le Sénat, dont le nombre de membres ne peut excéder trois cent quarante-huit, est élu au suffrage indirect. Il assure la représentation des collectivités territoriales de la République.
    … (Constitution 1958, Art. 24)