Tags: Legislature.
The Parliament (Barlamane/Parlement) has two chambers. the National Assembly (Al Jamiya al-Wataniyah/Assemblée Nationale) has 95 members elected for a five-year term in single-seat constituencies.the Senate (Majlis al-Shuyukh/Sénat) has 56 members 53 members elected for a six-year term by munical councillors with one third renewed every two years and 3 members elected by Mauritanians abroad.