What is Senate (France)?
The '''Senate''' ({{lang-fr|Sénat}}; pronunciation: {{IPA-fr|seˈna|}}) is the [[upper house]] of the [[French Parliament]]. It represents [[Territorial collectivity|territorial collectivities]] of the Republic and French citizens living abroad. The Senate does not have as much power as the lower house, the directly elected [[National Assembly (France)|National Assembly]]. Senators had been elected in thirds every three years; this was also changed to one half of their number every three years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.senat.fr/role/fiche/groupespol.html |title=Les groupes politiques |publisher=Senat.fr |date=13 January 2011 |access-date=21 April 2011}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{Multistub|politics|europe}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Government of France]] [[Category:National upper houses|France]]