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Senate (France)
Upper house of the French Parliament
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French senator (1) · drugging assault (1) · sexual violence (1) · Gisèle Pelicot (1) · landmark trial (1) · political scandal (1) · Paris court (1)
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The Senate (French: Sénat, [sena] ) is the upper house of the French Parliament, with the lower house being the National Assembly, the two houses constituting the legislature of France. It is made up of 348 senators (sénateurs and sénatrices) elected by part of the country's local councillors in indirect elections. Senators have six-year terms, with half of the seats up for election every three years.
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🇺🇸 French ex-senator found guilty of drugging lawmaker to assault her
The trial comes months after the landmark drugging-and-rape case that turned Gisèle Pelicot into a global icon of the fight against sexual violence....