The Senate () is the upper house of the Parliament of Gabon. It has 67 members, elected in single-seat

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by local and départemental councillors (52 seats) or appointed by the president (15 seats) for a six-year term. Beginning with the 2009 election, some constituencies elect two senators. The status of the Parliament is unclear following the

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four days after the 2023 general election.

History

The 1991 Constitution provided for the establishment of the Senate; previously the legislature had consisted of a unicameral

National Assembly In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral legislature, the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or both houses of a bicameral legislature together. In the English language it generally means "an assembly composed of the repr ...

. The creation of Senate was approved on 18 March 1994. The Senate was not created until 1997, when an election was held to fill the seats in the upper house. The first Senate president was

Georges Rawiri Georges Rawiri (March 10, 1932 – April 9, 2006
Xinhua (''People's Daily Online''), April 10, 2006.

(1932-2006), a long-time national political figure and close ally of

Omar Bongo Omar Bongo Ondimba (born Albert-Bernard Bongo; 30 December 1935 – 8 June 2009) was a Gabonese politician who was the second president of Gabon from 1967 until Death and state funeral of Omar Bongo, his death in 2009. A member of the Gabonese De ...

. He served in this position until his death in 2006. He was replaced by René Radembino Coniquet, also a member of the Myéné ethnic group. A Senate election was held on 18 January 2009. The ruling Gabonese Democratic Party won a large majority of seats."Gabon: Elections sénatoriales 2009: le PDG en tête des résultats"
Gabonews, 19 January 2009 . On this occasion, the number of senators was increased from 91 to 102. Following the election, Rose Francine Rogombé was elected as President of the Senate.

Elections

References

External links

Website of the Senate of Gabon

Gabon Gabon ( ; ), officially the Gabonese Republic (), is a country on the Atlantic coast of Central Africa, on the equator, bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north, the Republic of the Congo to the east and south, and ...

Government of Gabon 1997 establishments in Gabon {{gabon-stub

History

Elections

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