The
Senate is the
upper house
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of the
Parliament
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of
Ivory Coast. The Senate was created after a new
constitution
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When these princ ...
was approved by a
referendum
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in 2016.
History
The Senate is expected to first sit in 2018, after the first
Ivorian senatorial election, which will be held on March 24, 2018.
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 will have 99 members.
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Presidents of the Senate
Below is a list of presidents of the Senate:
Current senators
On 24 March 2018, 66 senators were eletected.CEI
/ref> The president will appoint 33 senators.
References
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