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Senate (Ivory Coast)

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The Senate is the upper house of the Parliament of Ivory Coast. The Senate was created after a new constitution was approved by a referendum in 2016.[2]

History

The Senate is expected to first sit in 2018, after the first Ivorian senatorial election, which will be held on March 24, 2018.[3][4][5] Under the constitution the Senate is expected to represent the regions.

Electoral system

On February 14, 2018, the government of Ivory Coast decided the first Ivorian senatorial election will be held on March 24, 2018. It also established new rules on appointing senators, who will be elected by National Assembly members, members of municipal, autonomous districts and regional councils. Each region and autonomous district will have 2 senators elected and 1 appointed by the President. The Senate has 99 members, who serve five-year terms.[3][6][7][8]

Presidents of the Senate

Below is a list of presidents of the Senate:

Senators of the 2018-2023 legislature

On 24 March 2018, 66 senators were elected.[10] The president then appointed 33 senators.

References

  1. ^ "Institution de la république: le nouveau siège du Sénat ivoirien inauguré à Yamoussoukro" (in French). Afriki Presse. 19 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Cote d'Ivoire voters support new constitution in landslide amid low turnout".
  3. ^ a b "Côte d'Ivoire : les élections sénatoriales auront lieu le 24 mars" (in French). Jeune Afrique. February 21, 2018.
  4. ^ "Côte d'Ivoire : la commission électorale interpelle l'exécutif sur l'organisation du futur Sénat" (in French). JeuneAfrique. January 19, 2017.
  5. ^ "Côte d'Ivoire: CEI, Youssouf Bakayoko attend les textes relatifs à la création du Sénat, pour les élections prévues en 2017" (in French). KOACI. January 19, 2017.
  6. ^ "Innovations of the Draft Constitution of Cote d'Ivoire: Towards hyper-presidentialism?".
  7. ^ "Ordonnance Numéro 2018-143" (in French). Gouvernment of Ivory Coast.
  8. ^ "Cote d'Ivoire", The World Factbook, Central Intelligence Agency, 2023-01-11, retrieved 2023-01-31
  9. ^ a b "Côte d'Ivoire - Senate". IPU.
  10. ^ CEI