Cameroon
CHAPTER II
The Senate
Article 20
(1) The Senate shall represent the regional and local authorities.
(2) Each region shall be represented in the Senate by 10 (ten) Senators of whom 7 (seven) shall be
elected by indirect universal suffrage on a regional basis and 3 (three) appointed by the President of the
Republic.
(3) Candidates for the post of Senator and personalities appointed to the post of Senator by the President
of the Republic must have attained the age of 40 (forty) by the date of the election or appointment.
(4) Senators shall serve a term of 5 (five) years.
Article 21
(1) At the beginning of each legislative year, the Senate shall meet as of right in ordinary session under
the conditions laid down by law.
(2) Each year, the Senate shall hold 3 (three) ordinary sessions, each lasting not more than 30 (thirty)
days.
At the opening of its first ordinary session, the Senate shall elect its President and Bureau members.
(3) The Senate shall meet in extraordinary session for not more than 15 (fifteen) days on a specific
agenda and at the request of the President of the Republic or of one-third of its members.
The extraordinary session shall wind up as soon as the agenda for which it was convened is exhausted.
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