The Senate (Arabic: مجلس الشيوخ, romanized: Majlis ash-Shuyūkh, French: Sénat) was the upper house of Parliament in Mauritania from April 1992[1] to August 2017.[2] The Senate had 56 members, 53 members elected indirectly for a six-year term by municipal councillors with one third renewed every two years and 3 members elected by Mauritanians abroad.
The Senate was an attempt to guarantee a minimum level of representation to every part of Mauritania, irrespective of population. The Senate had especially budgetary, financial and oversight powers.[1]
In 2017, the Senate was abolished as a result of a constitutional referendum;[3] the last election was held in 2007.
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edit- ^ a b Pazzanita, Anthony (1996). Historical Dictionary of Mauritania. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-3095-0.
- ^ "Mauritania Senate abolished in referendum". BBC News. 2017-08-07. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
- ^ "Mauritania Senate abolished in referendum". BBC. 7 August 2017.
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