Parliament of Senegal
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The Parliament of Senegal
is the country's bicameral national parliament
. It was unicameral before 1999 and from 2001 to 2007; between 1999 and 2001 and since May 2007, the otherwise unicameral National Assembly of Senegal
was only the parliament's lower house, with the indirectly elected Senate of Senegal
being the upper house.
Senegal
Senegal , officially the Republic of Senegal , is a country in western Africa. It owes its name to the Sénégal River that borders it to the east and north...
is the country's bicameral national parliament
Parliament
A parliament is a legislature, especially in those countries whose system of government is based on the Westminster system modeled after that of the United Kingdom. The name is derived from the French , the action of parler : a parlement is a discussion. The term came to mean a meeting at which...
. It was unicameral before 1999 and from 2001 to 2007; between 1999 and 2001 and since May 2007, the otherwise unicameral National Assembly of Senegal
National Assembly of Senegal
The National Assembly of Senegal is the lower house of Senegal's parliament.-The current National Assembly:The current National Assembly, formed following elections held on 29 April 2001, has a total of 150 elected members who serve five-year terms. The electoral system is a mixed member...
was only the parliament's lower house, with the indirectly elected Senate of Senegal
Senate of Senegal
The Senate of Senegal has been the upper house of the Parliament of Senegal from 1999 until 2001 and again since 2007.-History and elections:...
being the upper house.