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Senate Sénat | |
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| Type | |
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| History | |
| Founded | 2013 |
| Leadership | |
President | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 100 members |
Length of term | 5 years |
| Elections | |
| Indirect election | |
| Meeting place | |
| Yaoundé | |
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The Senate is the upper house of the Parliament of Cameroon.
The Senate was created in 1996.
The Senate has 100 seats, of which 70 are elected and 30 appointed by the President, with each region having 10 Senators.[1] The elected seats are elected by the 10,636 members of the 360 municipal councils.[1]
Elections to the Senate were held for the first time on 14 April 2013.[1] The President of the Senate would replace the President of Cameroon in case of a vacancy.[2]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Focus On: Cameroon’s First Senate Race Archived 2013-04-26 at the Wayback Machine IFES
- ↑ "Cameron : Marcel Niat Njifenji élu Président du Sénat", Xinhua, 13 June 2013 (in French).