French Parliament

French Parliament

Parlement français
17th legislature of the French Fifth Republic
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
Houses
Leadership
Gérard Larcher, LR
since 1 October 2014
Yaël Braun-Pivet, RE
since 28 June 2022
Structure
Seats
Senate political groups
  •   SR (133)
  •   S (64)
  •   UC (56)
  •   RDPI (22)
  •   CRCE (18)
  •   LIRT (18)
  •   E (17)
  •   RDSE (16)
  •   RASNAG (4)
National Assembly political groups
Government (213)

Opposition (364)

Elections
Indirect election
Two-round system
Last Senate election
24 September 2023
Last National Assembly election
30 June and 7 July 2024
Next Senate election
By September 2026
Next National Assembly election
By June 2029
Meeting place
Aile du Midi, Château de Versailles (joint session)
Palais du Luxembourg, meeting place of the French Senate
Palais Bourbon, meeting place of the French National Assembly
Website
parlement.fr

The French Parliament (French: Parlement français, [paʁləmɑ̃ fʁɑ̃sɛ]) is the bicameral parliament of the French Fifth Republic, consisting of the upper house, the Senate (Sénat), and the lower house, the National Assembly (Assemblée nationale). Each assembly conducts legislative sessions at separate locations in Paris: the Senate meets in the Palais du Luxembourg, the National Assembly convenes at the Palais Bourbon, both on the Rive Gauche.

Each house has its own regulations and rules of procedure. However, occasionally they may meet as a single house known as the Congress of the French Parliament (Congrès du Parlement français), convened at the Palace of Versailles, to revise and amend the Constitution of France.
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