Senate (Burundi)

Senate of Burundi

Sénat du Burundi
Senate of Burundi ; Sénat du Burundi
Type
Type	Upper house
History
Founded	1965
Leadership
President	Emmanuel Sinzohagera ; since 25 August 2020
Structure
Seats	39 senators
Political groups	CNDD-FDD: 34 seats CNL: 1 seat UPRONA: 1 seat Twa: 3 seats
Length of term	5 years
Elections
Voting system	Electoral college
Meeting place
	Gitega
Website
	www.senat.bi

The Senate is the upper chamber of Parliament in Burundi. It consists of between 39 and 56 members who serve 5-year terms. The current Senate was elected on 20 July 2020^[3] and consists of 39 members.^[4]

^ "Sénat sous la constitution monarchique -".
^ "Emmanuel Sinzohagera, un religieux élu à la tête du Sénat". www.iwacu-burundi.org.
^ "Burundi / Sénatoriales 2015 : Le nouveau Sénat 2015 – 2020". Burundi AGnews. 25 July 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
^ Senators list, Senate of Burundi.

[senat.bi-1] "Sénat sous la constitution monarchique -".

[2] "Emmanuel Sinzohagera, un religieux élu à la tête du Sénat". www.iwacu-burundi.org.

[3] "Burundi / Sénatoriales 2015 : Le nouveau Sénat 2015 – 2020". Burundi AGnews. 25 July 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2015.

[FOOTNOTESenators_list,_Senate_of_Burundi-4] Senators list, Senate of Burundi.

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Senate (Burundi)

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