Council of the Republic (France)

Council of the Republic

Conseil de la République
1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th Councils
of the Fourth Republic
Insignia of the Council
Insignia of the Council
Type
Type
History
Founded27 October 1946 (1946-10-27)
Disbanded8 December 1958 (1958-12-08)
Preceded byConstituent Assembly[a]
(Provisional Government)
Succeeded bySenate
(Fifth Republic)
Leadership
Gaston Monnerville, RS
(1947–1958)
Structure
Seats320
Length of term
6 years
Elections
Indirect universal suffrage
First election
8 December 1946 (1946-12-08)
Last election
8 June 1958 (1958-06-08)
Meeting place
Salle des Séances
Luxembourg Palace
Paris, French Republic
Website
Archives
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The Council of the Republic (French: Conseil de la République, [kɔ̃sɛj d(ə) la ʁepyblik]) was the upper house of the French Parliament under the Fourth Republic, with the National Assembly being the lower house. It was established by the Constitution of 1946, dissolved by the Constitution of 1958 and replaced with the current-day Senate.
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