Senate (Republic of the Congo)

The Senate (Sénat) is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of the Republic of Congo (Parlement). It has 72 members (six for each of the 12 regions), elected for a six-year term by district, local and regional councils.

Type

Upper house of the Parliament

Founded1992; 34 years ago (1992)

President

Pierre Ngolo, PCT
since 12 September 2017

Seats72 members

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Senate Sénat
Type
Type	Upper house of the Parliament
History
Founded	1992; 34 years ago (1992)
Leadership
President	Pierre Ngolo, PCT since 12 September 2017
Structure
Seats	72 members
Political groups	PCT (52)   RDPS (3)   MAR (2)   Club 2002 (2)   UPADS (1)   PRL (1)   UDLC (1)   MCDDI (1)   LCEM (1)   Independents (7)
Length of term	6 years
Elections
Voting system	First-past-the-post
Last election	20 August 2023
Next election	2029
Meeting place
Brazzaville
Website
senat.cg
Constitution
Constitution of the Republic of the Congo

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The Senate was established in 1992.^[1] Prior to the 2008 Senate election, it had 66 members; it was expanded to 72 members at that time to account for the creation of Pointe-Noire Region.

Senators serve terms of six years each.^[2][3]