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Key facts

Type

Upper house of the French Parliament

Founded

4 October 1958 ; 67 years ago ( 1958-10-04 )

Preceded by

Council of the Republic , ( Fourth Republic )

New session started

2 October 2023 ; 2 years ago ( 2023-10-02 )

President

Gérard Larcher , LR , since 1 October 2014 ( 2014-10-01 )

Political groups

SR (130) S (65) UC (59) LIRT (20) RDPI (19) CRCE (18) RDSE (17) E (16) RASNAG (4)

Length of term

6 years

Voting system

Indirect election

First election

26 April 1959 ( 1959-04-26 )

Last election

24 September 2023 ( 2023-09-24 )

Next election

September 2026

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