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The Senate (Arabic: مجلس الشيوخ, romanized: Majlis ash-Shuyūkh, French: Sénat) was the upper house of Parliament in Mauritania from April 1992 to August 2017. 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.

In 2017, the Senate was abolished as a result of a constitutional referendum; the last election was held in 2007.

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References

  1. ^ Pazzanita, Anthony (1996). Historical Dictionary of Mauritania. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-3095-0.
  2. "Mauritania Senate abolished in referendum". BBC News. 2017-08-07. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
  3. "Mauritania Senate abolished in referendum". BBC. 7 August 2017.

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