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French Parliament

French Parliament
Parlement français
14th French Parliament
of the Fifth French Republic
Type
Type
Houses Senate
National Assembly
Leadership
Gérard Larcher, LR
Since 1 October 2014
Claude Bartolone, PS
Since 26 June 2012
President of the French Republic
François Hollande, PS
Structure
Seats 925
348 Senators
577 Deputies
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Senate political groups
     Communist Group (20)
     Socialist Group (128)
     Europe Écologie–The Greens (12)
     European Democratic and Social Rally (18)
     Union of Democrats and Independents - UC (32)
     Republican Group (131)
     Non-Registered (7)
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National Assembly political groups

     Socialist Group (left) (295)
     Republican Group (right) (196)
     Union of Democrats and independents (centre-right) (29)
     Ecologist Group (18)
     Democratic and republican left (far left) (15)
     Radical, republican, democrat and progressist (centre-left) (15)
     Non inscrits (9)
-      miscellaneous right (2)
-      National Front (2)
-      miscellaneous left (1)
-      MoDem (centre) (1)
-      Arise the Republic (Gaullist) (1)
-      Movement for France (conservative) (1)

-      Far right (1)
Elections
Indirect election
National Assembly voting system
Two-round system
Senate last election
28 September 2014
National Assembly last election
10 & 17 June 2012
Meeting place
Versailles Palace.jpg
Château de Versailles
Website
French Parliament Website

     Socialist Group (left) (295)
     Republican Group (right) (196)
     Union of Democrats and independents (centre-right) (29)
     Ecologist Group (18)
     Democratic and republican left (far left) (15)
     Radical, republican, democrat and progressist (centre-left) (15)
     Non inscrits (9)
-      miscellaneous right (2)
-      National Front (2)
-      miscellaneous left (1)
-      MoDem (centre) (1)
-      Arise the Republic (Gaullist) (1)
-      Movement for France (conservative) (1)

The French Parliament (French: Parlement français) is the bicameral legislature of the French Republic, consisting of the Senate (Sénat) and the National Assembly (Assemblée nationale). Each assembly conducts legislative sessions at a separate location in Paris: the Palais du Luxembourg for the Senate and the Palais Bourbon for the National Assembly.


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